English Explanatory Dictionary

debar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
name
  1. A city in western North Macedonia.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-debar.wav

Word forms

debar debars debarring debarred

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman debarrer.

Derived words

debarment undebarred
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