DEBAR

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

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Proper noun

Debar

A city in western North Macedonia.

Anagrams

• Bader, Beard, Breda, Debra, arbed, ardeb, bared, beard, bread

Etymology

Verb

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.

Usage notes

• Sense 2 is not to be confused with disbar.

Anagrams

• Bader, Beard, Breda, Debra, arbed, ardeb, bared, beard, bread

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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