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debar [dɪˈbɑː] vb -bars, -barring, -barred
(tr; usually foll by from) to exclude from a place, a right, etc.; bar debarment n Usage: See at disbar ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
debar verb bar, exclude, prohibit, black, stop, keep out, preclude, shut out, blackball, interdict, refuse admission to She could be debarred from politics for several years. Usage: The word debar is not synonymous with disbar, which should only be used when talking about a barrister, although evidence shows that the two are often confused. Translations debar vt (from club, competition) → ausschließen (from von); to debar somebody from doing something → jdn davon ausschließen, etw zu tun How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Octavie felt a little hurt; as if he wished to debar her from share and parcel in the burden of affliction which had been placed upon all of them. And if he had been fortunate or adroit enough to conciliate the good-will of the people, he might induce them to consider as a very odious and unjustifiable restraint upon themselves, a provision which was calculated to debar them of the right of giving a fresh proof of their attachment to a favorite. Could we be all assembled, our satisfaction would undoubtedly be more complete, but the absence of some is not to debar the others of amusement. |
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