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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
