debar (redirected from debarred)

de·bar  (d-bär)

tr.v. de·barred, de·bar·ring, de·bars

1. To exclude or shut out; bar.

2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.

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[Middle English debarren, from Old French desbarer, to unbar : des-, de- + barer, to bar (from barre, bar; see bar¹).]

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de·barment n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	debar - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. suspend expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" send down, rusticate - suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
	2.	debar - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, obviate foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
	3.	debar - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" bar, exclude nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

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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 [dɪˈbɑːʳ] VT → excluir
to debar sb from sth → excluir a algn de algo
to debar sb from doing sth → prohibir a algn hacer algo

debar [ˌdiːˈbɑː^r dɪˈbɑː^r] vt (= exclude) → exclure
to debar sb from a club → exclure qn d'un club
to debar sb from doing sth → interdire à qn de faire qch
to be debarred from doing sth → se voir interdire de faire qch

debar

vt (from club, competition) → ausschließen (from von); to debar somebody from doing something → jdn davon ausschließen, etw zu tun

debar [dɪˈbɑːʳ] vt (frm) to debar sb from sth → escludere qn da qc
to debar sb from doing sth → vietare a qn di fare qc

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debar [dɪˈbɑːʳ] vt (frm) to debar sb from sth → escludere qn da qc
to debar sb from doing sth → vietare a qn di fare qc