DEBARRING

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

Verb

debarring

present participle of debar

Source: Wiktionary

DEBAR

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