disallow

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·allow [disallow disallows disallowed disallowing] BrE [ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ] NAmE [ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ] verb ~ sth often passive
(formal)to officially refuse to accept sth because it is not valid
•to disallow a claim/an appeal
•The second goal was disallowed.
compare ↑allow (⁶)
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘disown, refuse to accept’): from Old French desalouer.

Example Bank:
•The court will disallow evidence obtained through torture.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, nix
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  permit, allow, let, countenance