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Debar

/dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/

To exclude or shut out; to bar.

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📖 Definitions of "Debar"

verb

1
To exclude or shut out; to bar.
2
To hinder or prevent.
3
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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Debar"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
obviateverb	(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
barnoun	A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
deflectverb	(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
avertverb	(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
avoidverb	(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
stave offverb	(idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
fend offverb	To defend against; to repel with force or effort
head offverb	(transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
ward offverb	(transitive) To avert or prevent.
suspendverb	To halt something temporarily.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Debar"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
avertverb	(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
obviateverb	(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
stave offverb	(idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
avoidverb	(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
ward offverb	(transitive) To avert or prevent.
suspendverb	To halt something temporarily.
head offverb	(transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
deflectverb	(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
fend offverb	To defend against; to repel with force or effort
barnoun	A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
preventverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
interdictnoun	(transitive) To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
disbarverb	(law, transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.
forbarverb	(obsolete, transitive) To exclude, deny.
embarnoun	(archaic, transitive) To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
shut outverb	(transitive) To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
bebarnoun	(transitive) To put a bar around; bar about; debar.
secludeverb	(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
abarnoun	A Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.