The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disallow \Dis`al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disallowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disallowing.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF. desalouer, desloer, to blame, dissuade.] To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's charge.
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of God.
--1 Pet. ii.
4.
That the edicts of C[ae]sar we may at all times
disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may
reject.
--Milton.
Note: This verb was sometimes followed by of; as, ``What
follows, if we disallow of this?''
--Shak. See Allow.
Syn: To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of disallow English)
Usage examples of "disallowing".
Once again an entry spell had refused to register, as though no such thing was possible rather than that someone stronger was disallowing it.
Boynton glanced at the paper "you're asking us to sign a paper disallowing us to defend ourselves regarding our decision in this matter.
They had deliberately forced the N'Taians' abstention by disallowing her suicide.
In fact, that is the core of Finndali's very argument, so you cannot endorse his argument without disallowing the beast argument.
On the subject of allowing debt peonage in territories that support it, while disallowing it in those that do not, we will now take a vote.
But at present, she felt sure the Khieevi did not know where the new Linyaari homeworld was, and she had protected their position by disallowing all outgoing transmissions from narhiiVhiliinyar.