Antonyms of verb disallow

1 sense of disallow

Sense 1
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix -- (command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans")
       Antonym of allow (Sense 2)
      => permit, allow, let, countenance -- (consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb disallow

1 sense of disallow

Sense 1
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix -- (command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans")
       => command, require -- (make someone do something)

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