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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]: debarring n : legal prevention [syn: {debarment}]
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