debar

American  

[dih-bahr] / dɪˈbɑr /

verb (used with object)

debarred, debarring

1. to shut out or exclude from a place or condition.

   to debar all those who are not members.

   Antonyms:

   admit

2. to hinder or prevent; prohibit.

   to debar an action.

   Synonyms:

   interdict

   Antonyms:

   permit

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debar British  

/ dɪˈbɑː /

verb

1. to exclude from a place, a right, etc; bar

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Other Word Forms

• debarment noun

Etymology

Origin of debar

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French desbarrer to lock out, bar. See de-, bar ¹

Example Sentences

It is relatively rare for HHS to debar an NIH grantee.

From Science Magazine

Horowitz criticized the government’s failure early on to use the “Do Not Pay” Treasury Department database, designed to keep government money from going to debarred contractors, fugitives, felons or people convicted of tax fraud.

From Seattle Times

The ads touted Singer sewing machines and typewriters for providing “increased time and opportunity for women’s rest and recreation or for other occupations from which they had been debarred.”

From Seattle Times

The move to “debar” it appears to be a way around the court decision and would effectively shut the OTF down.

From Seattle Times

The bank now regularly debars firms and cancels projects when it finds that payoffs or bribes have been involved.

From Washington Post