bar, debar, exclude
(verb) prevent from entering; keep out; “He was barred from membership in the club”
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; “Let’s avoid a confrontation”; “head off a confrontation”; “avert a strike”
suspend, debar
(verb) bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Debar
A city in western North Macedonia.
• Bader, Beard, Breda, Debra, arbed, ardeb, bared, beard, bread
debar (third-person singular simple present debars, present participle debarring, simple past and past participle debarred)
(transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
(transitive) to hinder or prevent.
(US, legal, transitive) To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.
• Sense 2 is not to be confused with disbar.
• Bader, Beard, Breda, Debra, arbed, ardeb, bared, beard, bread
Source: Wiktionary
De*bar", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debarred; p. pr. & vb. n. Debarring.] Etym: [Pref. de- + bar.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
