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View synonyms for debar

debar

[ dih-bahr ]

verb (used with object)

debarred, debarring.
  1. to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:

    to debar all those who are not members.

    Antonyms: admit

  2. to hinder or prevent; prohibit:

    to debar an action.

    Synonyms: interdict

    Antonyms: permit

debar

/ dɪˈbɑː /

verb

  1. trusually foll byfrom to exclude from a place, a right, etc; bar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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Derived Forms

  • deˈbarment, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·barment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of debar1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French desbarrer to lock out, bar. See de-, bar 1

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