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Disallow vs Preclude - What's the difference?

disallow | preclude | Related terms |

Disallow is a related term of preclude.


As verbs the difference between disallow and preclude

is that disallow is to refuse to allow while preclude is remove the possibility of; (l); prevent or exclude; to make (l).

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

    Related terms

    * disallowance

    preclude

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Verb

    (preclud)
  • Remove the possibility of; (l); prevent or exclude; to make (l).
    • It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!
  • * {{quote-web
    • , date = 2013-08-09 , author = Douglas Main , title = Israel Outlaws Water Fluoridation , site = livescience , url = http://www.livescience.com/38796-israel-outlaws-water-fluoridation.html , accessdate = 2013-09-30 }}
    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.

    Derived terms

    * precludable * preclusion * preclusive * preclusively