English → Latin
“disallow” in Latin
improbōto disapprove; to blame, condemn, rejectreprobōto disapprove; to reject; to condemndamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject; to bind, oblige; to sentence someone to a punishment, declare guilty, condcondemnōto condemn, convict, sentence. (+ genitive or + ablative of the crime, + ad + accusative of the punishment); to accuse, reprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blamevituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withnegōto deny; to refuse, say no; to reject, refuse, say no to (something), turn downapprobōto regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse; to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish; laudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disallow
non probare: improbare (not to approve of; opposed to probare, approbare; improbare also [opposed to defendere] = not to admit the truth of an opinion; and also to rescind [e.g., judicium sacerdotis]): reprobare (also opposed to probare, approbare; of not allowing opinions; also [opposed to asciscere] of what our nature rejects and dislikes; Cic.): damnare: condemnare (condemn): reprehendere: vituperare (censure; opposed to probare, laudare) [SYN. in BLAME]: negare (to deny).
To disallow an account, rationem non probare (Cic.). to allow each particular item, and yet disallow the total, aera singula probare; summam, quae ex his confecta est, non probare (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disallow?
- The usual Latin words for “disallow” are improbō, reprobō, damnō; also condemnō, reprehendō, vituperō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.