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debar.

To exclude or shut out; to bar.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/UK
  1. To exclude or shut out; to bar.

    transitive
  2. To hinder or prevent.

    transitive
  3. To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

    US · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman debarrer.

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