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disallow
dis·al·low
[
dìssə lów
]
(
past and past participle
dis·al·lowed
,
present participle
dis·al·low·ing
,
3rd person present singular
dis·al·lows
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
reject:
to refuse to accept something because it is not true, valid, or correctly done
(
formal
)
2.
cancel something previously allowed:
to cancel a privilege or entitlement, or refuse to allow something that was previously allowed
dis·al·low·a·ble
adjective
dis·al·low·ance
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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dis·al·low·a·ble adjectivedis·al·low·ance noun
