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Webster 1913 Edition
Debar
De-bar′
,Verb.
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
Refreshment.
Labor, as to
debar
us when we needRefreshment.
Milton.
Their wages were so low as to
debar
them, not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life. Buckle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Debar
DEB'AR
,Verb.
T.
DEB'AR
K,Verb.
T.
DEBARKA'TION, n. The act of disembarking.
DEB'AR
KED,pp.
DEB'AR
KING,ppr.
DEB'AR
RED,pp.
DEB'AR
RING,ppr.
DEBA'SE, v.t.
Definition 2024
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See also: Debar
English
Verb
debar (third-person singular simple present debars, present participle debarring, simple past and past participle debarred)
- To exclude or shut out; to bar.
- (US, law) To prohibit a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program from future participation in that program.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with disbar.
Derived terms
Translations
To exclude or shut out; to bar
Anagrams
Ido
Etymology
Same as devar.
Verb
debar (present tense debas, past tense debis, future tense debos, imperative debez, conditional debus)
- to owe (something to someone), be under obligation (to someone, for something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of debar
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Paronyms
- devar (“should”)