debar

[US]/dɪˈbɑː(r)/
[UK]/dɪˈbɑːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prevent from entering; exclude from a place or privilege; prevent from doing something.

Example Sentences

debar a person from a place

debar sb. from doing sth.

to debar someone from entering the premises

to debar a student from taking the exam

to debar a player from participating in the tournament

to debar someone from holding a position

to debar a company from bidding on contracts

Real-world Examples

She could not have committed the crime single-handed, but the reasons against that did not debar her from being an accomplice.

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

You say his sports were disturbed by your brawls; being debarred from the enjoyment of society and recreation, what could ensue but dull melancholy and comfortless despair?

Source: Shakespeare's Story Collection

Age was to him no more an obsessing factor than rank or color; he had never felt debarred from liking people because they were too young or too old.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

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