debar
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
to hinder or prevent; prohibit: to debar an action.
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- de·bar·ment, noun
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How to use debar in a sentence
At the same time, two reasons debar me from laying further stress upon this line of argument.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteThis deficiency in technique must even debar him from claiming any higher signification than that of a clever dilettante.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther(This, as with place, would debar it from being ranked among the primary genera, which are simple).
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)He need not, for what had taken place between them, debar himself entirely of the delight of her society, he might—?
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. MannEven the stain of imputation, however undeserved, provided it gained popular credence, could debar one from its numbers.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for debar
/ (dɪˈbɑː) /
(tr usually foll by from) to exclude from a place, a right, etc; bar
debar
Derived forms of debar
- debarment, noun
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