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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: debar v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc [syn: {suspend}] 2: prevent the occurrence of prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}] 3: prevent from entering; keep out "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {exclude}]
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