Dis'al-low'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISALLOWED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISALLOWING.] [Prefix dis and allow, q. v.] To refuse to allow, permit, authorize, or sanction; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; — said technically of accounts and charges.
A living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God. 1 Pet. ii. 4.
That the edicts of Cesar we may at all times disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may reject. Milton.
Synonyms—To disapprove; prohibit; censure; condemn; reject.