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DISALLOW
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they disallow ... he / she / it disallows
Past simple: disallowed
-ing form: disallowing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
Dad nixed our plans
Synonyms:
disallow; forbid; interdict; nix; prohibit; proscribe; veto
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "disallow" is one way to...):
command; require (make someone do something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disallow"):
ban (prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure)
bar; debar; exclude (prevent from entering; keep out)
enjoin (issue an injunction)
criminalise; criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; outlaw (declare illegal; outlaw)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue disallow the movie
Antonym:
allow (consent to, give permission)