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de⋅bar

  [di-bahr]
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–verb (used with object), -barred, -bar⋅ring.
1. to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
2. to hinder or prevent; prohibit: to debar an action.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF, OF desbarrer to lock out, bar. See de-, bar 1

Related forms:
de⋅bar⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
2. interdict.

Antonyms:
1. admit. 2. permit.
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de·bar   (dē-bär')   
tr.v.   de·barred, de·bar·ring, de·bars

  1. To exclude or shut out; bar.

  2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.


[Middle English debarren, from Old French desbarer, to unbar : des-, de- + barer, to bar (from barre, bar; see bar1).]
de·bar'ment n.
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Main Entry: de·bar
Pronunciation: dE-'bär
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·barred; de·bar·ring
: to bar from having or doing something; specifically : to exclude from contracting with the federal government or a federal contractor debarred from bidding> —compare DISBAR —de·bar·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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