Definition of debar

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de·bar    (d-bär) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
de·barred , de·bar·ring , de·bars

1. To exclude or shut out; bar.
2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English debarren, from Old French desbarer, to unbar : des-, de- + barer, to bar (from barre, bar; see bar ¹)

OTHER FORMS:
de·barment (Noun)

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