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Definition of debar verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

debar

verb

NAmE//diˈbɑr//

[usually passive] debar somebody (from something/from doing something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they debar

he / she / it debars

past simple debarred

-ing form debarring

to officially prevent someone from doing something, joining something, etc. He was debarred from holding public office.

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