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Disallow vs Proscribe - What's the difference?

disallow | proscribe |

As verbs the difference between disallow and proscribe

is that disallow is to refuse to allow while proscribe is to forbid or prohibit.

disallow

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To refuse to allow
  • The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
  • To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
  • The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    proscribe

    English

    Usage notes

    * The latter pronunciation is used when added distinction from (prescribe) is desired.

    Verb

    (proscrib)
  • To forbid or prohibit.
  • To denounce.
  • To banish or exclude.
  • Usage notes

    * Avoid the erroneous construction “proscribe against”; substitute “proscribe” alone or the phrase “pre scribe against”.

    Antonyms

    * prescribe