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disallowing

disallowing is the present participle and gerund of disallow.

Meaning of disallow

Verb

disallow (third-person singular simple present disallows, present participle disallowing, simple past and past participle disallowed)

  1. To refuse to allow.
    • The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
    • The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
  3. (UK, historical) To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.

Questions about disallowing

What is disallowing the present participle and gerund of?
Disallowing is the present participle and gerund of disallow.

Words near disallowing in the dictionary

  1. disallowed
  2. disallower
  3. disallowers
  4. disallowest
  5. disalloweth
  6. disallowing
  7. disallows
  8. disally
  9. disallying
  10. DiSalvo
  11. DiSalvos

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