Debarring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Debar \De*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Debarring}.] [Pref. de- + bar.]
     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.


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           Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed
           Labor, as to debar us when we need
           Refreshment.                             --Milton.
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           Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from
           the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized
           life.                                    --Buckle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  debarring
       See {debar}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  debar
       v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {suspend}]
       2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
          avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
          a strike" [syn: {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off},
           {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
       3: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
          membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {exclude}]
       [also: {debarring}, {debarred}]