different between disallow vs preclude

English

Etymology

From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer; synchronically analyzable as dis- +? allow.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s??la?/
• Rhymes: -a?

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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:prohibit

Related terms

• disallowance

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• præclude (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecludo.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /p???klu?d/, /p?i??klu?d/
• Rhymes: -u?d

Verb

preclude (third-person singular simple present precludes, present participle precluding, simple past and past participle precluded)

1. (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
   • Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand.

Related terms

• preclusion

Derived terms

• precludable
• preclusive

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ude

Verb

preclude

1. third-person singular present indicative of precludere