debar
verb /dɪˈbɑː(r)/
/dɪˈbɑːr/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they debar | /dɪˈbɑː(r)/ /dɪˈbɑːr/ |
| he / she / it debars | /dɪˈbɑːz/ /dɪˈbɑːrz/ |
| past simple debarred | /dɪˈbɑːd/ /dɪˈbɑːrd/ |
| past participle debarred | /dɪˈbɑːd/ /dɪˈbɑːrd/ |
| -ing form debarring | /dɪˈbɑːrɪŋ/ /dɪˈbɑːrɪŋ/ |
- to officially prevent somebody from doing something, joining something, etc.
- be debarred from doing something He was debarred from holding public office.
- be debarred from something Members of illegal groups were debarred from election to the assembly.
- debar somebody (from something) Such a ban would debar him from the European Championships in May.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French débarrer, from Old French desbarrer ‘unbar’, from des- (expressing reversal) + barrer ‘to bar’.