Debar

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To exclude or shut out; bar.
  • v. To forbid, hinder, or prevent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To exclude or shut out; to bar.
  • v. To prohibit a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with an application for approval of a new drug from participating in future applications.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and sometimes with of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bar out; shut out; preclude; exclude; prevent from entering; deny right of access to; hinder from approach, entry, use, etc.
  • Synonyms To interdict, prohibit, prevent, restrain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  • v. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
  • v. prevent from entering; keep out
  • Verb Form
    debarred    debarring    debars   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preclude    forestall    prevent    forbid    foreclose    disallow    nix    veto    proscribe    prohibit   
    Variant
    debarring    debarred   
    Form
    debarred    debarring    debarment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    preclude    exclude    refuse    prevent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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