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debar definition

de·bar (dē bär′)

transitive verb debarred -·barred′, debarring -·bar′·ring

  1. to keep (a person) from some right or privilege; exclude; bar
  2. to prevent, hinder, or prohibit

Etymology: ME debarren < Anglo-Fr debarrer: see de- & bar

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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