debar
verb (used with object)
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition.
has debarred
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present perfectof debar (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nothing to vary the routine for me, except my afternoon walk, and recently the warm weather has debarred me even from that.
From Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
It has debarred the other part of the community from being individual by putting them on the wrong road, and encumbering them.
From The Soul of Man under Socialism by Oscar Wilde
Hitherto the large bill for electric energy has debarred the general use of electrical heating, in spite of its numerous advantages.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
But for the State, above all, the results have been singularly unfortunate, as it has debarred itself from taking toll of the unearned increment that has been constantly accruing to the zemindars.
From India, Old and New by Sir Valentine Chirol
This pain in my heart has debarred me from all exertion for the last few days, during which you, dear Louise, have been, as always, my stay and comfort.
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Claire Von Gl?mer
