Definitions for debar
dɪˈbɑrde·bar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. suspend, debarverb

   bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

2. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb

   prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

3. bar, debar, excludeverb

   prevent from entering; keep out

   "He was barred from membership in the club"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debarverb

   To exclude or shut out; to bar.

2. debarverb

   To prohibit a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with an application for approval of a new drug from participating in future applications.

3. Debarnoun

   A city in the west of the Republic of Macedonia.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Debarverb

   To exclude; to preclude; to shut out from any thing; to hinder.

   Etymology: from bar.

   The same boats and the same buildings are found in countries two thousand miles distant, debarred from all commerce by unpassable mountains, lakes and deserts. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

   Not so strictly hath our Lord impos’d
   Labour, as to debar us when we need
   Refreshment, whether food, or talk between,
   Food of the mind. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 236.

   Civility, intended to make us easy, is employed in laying chains and fetters upon us, in debarring us of our wishes, and in crossing our most reasonable desires. Jonathan Swift, Examiner.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debar

   Debar (Macedonian: Дебaр [ˈdɛbar] (listen); Albanian: Dibër/Dibra or Dibra e Madhe; ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority of 74% and is North Macedonia's only city in which ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debar

   Debar generally means to legally or officially prevent someone from doing something, participating, or from entering a place. It also refers to the exclusion from a profession, an organization, or an activity by an official decree or regulation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debarverb

   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

2. Etymology: [Pref. de- + bar.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debar

   Debar is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, near the border with Albania, on the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Debar

   de-bär′, v.t. to bar out from: to exclude: to hinder:—pr.p. debar′ring; pa.p. debarred′.—n. Debar′ment. [L. de, from, and bar.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEBAR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Debar is ranked #72568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Debar surname appeared 268 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Debar.
   
   93.6% or 251 total occurrences were White.
   3.7% or 10 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Expel
   • Forbid
   • Prevent

Anagrams for debar »

1. ardeb

2. bared

3. beard

4. Beard

5. bread

6. Breda

7. Debra

How to pronounce debar?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say debar in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of debar in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of debar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of debar in a Sentence

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

   The moment a mere numerical superiority by either states or voters in this country proceeds to ignore the needs and desires of the minority, and for their own selfish purpose or advancement, hamper or oppress that minority, or debar them in any way from equal privileges and equal rights -- that moment will mark the failure of our constitutional system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=debar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Debar
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=debar
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debar
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debar
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=debar
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=debar
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html