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DISALLOW

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Command against

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)

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