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See more synonyms for debar on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), de·barred, de·bar·ring. 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. Show More
Origin of debar 1400–50; late Middle English <
Middle French, Old French desbarrer to lock out, bar. See
de- ,
bar1 Related forms de·bar·ment , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for debarment elimination ,
exclusion ,
omission ,
embargo ,
rejection ,
veto ,
refusal ,
prohibition ,
removal ,
eviction ,
segregation ,
separation ,
discharge ,
suspension ,
boycott ,
ouster ,
ejection ,
displacement ,
purge ,
banishment British Dictionary definitions for debarment verb -bars , -barring or -barred (tr usually foll by from ) to exclude from a place, a right, etc; bar Show More
Derived Forms debarment , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for debarment v. early 15c., "to shut out, exclude," from French débarrer , from Old French desbarer (12c., which, however, meant only "to unbar, unbolt," the meaning turned around in French as the de- was felt in a different sense), from des- (see dis- ) + barrer "to bar" (see bar (n.1)). Related: Debarment ; debarred .
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