Disallow

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To refuse to allow: "[The government] disallowed his aging and dying parents any reunion with their only child” ( John Simon).
  • v. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To refuse to allow
  • v. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To refuse or withhold permission to or for; refuse to allow, sanction, grant, or authorize; disapprove: as, to disallow items in an account.
  • To decline or refuse to receive; reject; disown.
  • Synonyms To prohibit, forbid, condemn, set aside, repudiate.
  • To refuse allowance or toleration; withhold sanction.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. command against
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    command    require   
    Hyponym
    criminalise    illegalize    ban    illegalise    exclude    debar    bar    outlaw    criminalize    enjoin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reject    disapprove    censure    prohibit    deny    refuse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bilbao    Bow    Chao    Chow    Dow    Frau    Howe    Lao    Liao    Macao