debar
/dɪˈbɑː
/verb (debars, debarring, debarred) [with object]
Exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something: first-round candidates were debarred from standing...
- They say that's a financial interest that debars us from having an exemption.
- Many Americans believe Article 2 of the constitution, debarring foreign-born citizens from standing as president, to be outdated.
- When an allegation is made, the member is debarred, or effectively suspended, as they are not allowed to take part in any GAA activity.
Synonyms
exclude, ban, bar, disqualify, disentitle, declare ineligible, preclude, rule out, shut out, lock out, keep out, reject, blackball;
say no to, leave out in the cold, give the cold shoulder to, stand in the way of, refuse entrance to;
North American disfellowship
prevent, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, ban, interdict, block, stop, curb, restrict, restrain, obstruct, hinder;
forbid to;
Law enjoin, estop
archaic let
Derivatives
debarment
/ noun ...- The Association must hold steadfast on the suspension and debarment.
- We've been co-operating with these law enforcement agencies of our member countries to bring such matters to their attention, so it's certainly in no way finished simply because we announce a debarment.
- ‘Typically, in the past, debarments have lasted three to five years for lesser infractions,’ he says.
Origin
Late Middle English: from French débarrer, from Old French desbarrer 'unbar', from des- (expressing reversal) + barrer 'to bar'.
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