In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
debarred
simple past tense and past participle of debar
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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
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.