debar

Meaning

1. (transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
2. (transitive) To hinder or prevent.
3. (US, transitive) 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.

Synonyms

exclude

bar

prohibit

forbid

obviate

interdict

forfend

avert

deflect

shut out

inhibit

forefend

head off

stave off

avoid

disallow

seclude

fend off

proscribe

stop

🛑

suspend

ban

blockade

ward off

preclude

dispossess

embargo

embarrass

foil

foreclose

forestall

frustrate

help

hinder

impede

incapacitate

leave out

negate

nix

obstruct

ostracise

outlaw

prevent

queer

recant

refuse

restrain

rule out

shut

slander

Translations

ausschließen

escludere

exclure

menetmek

evitar

excluir

engel olmak

excréter

barrar

éviter

prévenir

suspendre

excluir

evitare

espellere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman debarrer.