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debar - 4 dictionary results
de⋅bar
[di-bahr] 
–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. |
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| de·bar (dē-bär') tr.v. de·barred, de·bar·ring, de·bars
[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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Debar
De*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debarred; p. pr. & vb. n. Debarring.] [Pref. de- + bar.] 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. Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life. --Buckle.
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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
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