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Antonyms for disallowed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-uh-lou
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ



Definition of disallowed

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to refuse to praise," from Old French desalouer "to blame," from des- (see dis-) + alouer (see allow); meaning "to reject" is from 1550s. Related: Disallowed; disallowing; disallowance.
  • verb reject, prohibit
Example sentences :
  • Well, but in the day that he hath heard it, it is disallowed.
  • Extract from : « One Snowy Night » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • It matters not that some of the virtues attributed to the drink have since been disallowed.
  • Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
  • He is at the mercy of the Crown, and his claim is disallowed.
  • Extract from : « The Mercy of Allah » by Hilaire Belloc
  • As the Cornishman dropped on his knee the fall was disputed, and the turn was disallowed.
  • Extract from : « Cornish Characters » by S. Baring-Gould
  • From the theory of its constitution, intermarriage would be disallowed.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Society » by Lewis Henry Morgan
  • If they be disallowed, there will be a surplus at the disposition of the Government.
  • Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 18 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
  • It was the rehearsal of that banquet that the great Censorship had disallowed.
  • Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan
  • If his plea was disallowed, he was usually fined for vexatious opposition.
  • Extract from : « The Village Notary » by Jzsef Etvs
  • It was the unprincipled referee; he had disallowed the foul.
  • Extract from : « The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories » by Arnold Bennett
  • Precision is much, but not all; some words and phrases are disallowed on the ground of taste.
  • Extract from : « Write It Right » by Ambrose Bierce

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