debar
/dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/ verb, proper noun
Forms debars debarring debarred
- verb (transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
- verb (transitive) To hinder or prevent.
- verb (US, law, 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.
- proper noun A city in western North Macedonia.
Synonyms
preclude suspend forefend forfend obviate deflect avert head off stave off fend off avoid ward off bar exclude
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman debarrer.
Webster’s 1913
- verb 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.
Etymology [Pref. de- + bar.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “debar”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details