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disallows

disallows is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Words that rhyme with disallows

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Questions about disallows

What is disallows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disallows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disallow.

Words near disallows in the dictionary

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

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