debar (redirected from debars)

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

Verb

[-barring, -barred] to prevent (someone) from doing something

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

Translations

debar [dɪˈbɑːʳ] vt to debar sb from doing → prohibir a algn hacer

debar [dɪˈbɑːʳ] vt to debar sb from a club etc → exclure qn d'un club etc;

to debar sb from doing → interdire à qn de faire

debar [dɪˈbɑːʳ] vt to debar sb from doing sth → jdn davon ausschließen, etw zu tun;

to debar sb from a club → jdn aus einem Klub ausschließen

debar [dɪˈbɑːʳ] vt to debar sb from a club etc → escludere qn da un club etc;

to debar sb from doing → vietare a qn di fare