About The Word Debar

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Debar

Debar Meaning & Definition
Debar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Debar?

[v] prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
[v] prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
[v] bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

Synonyms | Synonyms for Debar: avert | avoid | bar | deflect | exclude | fend off | head off | obviate | stave off | suspend | ward off

Related Terms | Find terms related to Debar: anticipate | avert | ban | bar | bar out | barricade | bate | block | block up | blockade | bolt | chock | choke | choke off | close | close off | close tight | close up | constrict | count out | crowd | cut off | deflect | deny | deter | disallow | discourage | dishearten | dog | eliminate | embargo | enjoin | estop | except | exclude | exclude from | fend | fend off | forbid | foreclose | forestall | freeze out | help | hinder | ignore | impede | inhibit | interdict | jam | keep from | keep off | keep out | leave out | lock | lock out | obstruct | obviate | occlude | omit | ostracize | outlaw | pack | pass over | preclude | prevent | prohibit | proscribe | refuse | reject | relegate | repel | repress | repudiate | rule out | save | say no to | send to Coventry | shut off | shut out | shut tight | squeeze | squeeze shut | stave off | stifle | stop up | strangle | strangulate | suffocate | suppress | suspend | taboo | turn aside | ward off

See Also | disallow | expel | forbid | forbid | foreclose | forestall | interdict | kick out | penalise | penalize | preclude | prevent | prohibit | proscribe | punish | rusticate | send down | throw out | veto

Debar In Webster's Dictionary

\De*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debarring}.] [Pref. de- + bar.] To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and sometimes with of. Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed Labor, as to debar us when we need Refreshment. --Milton. Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life. --Buckle.

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