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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Debar \De*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Debarring}.] [Pref. de- + bar.]
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.
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Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed
Labor, as to debar us when we need
Refreshment. --Milton.
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Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from
the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized
life. --Buckle.
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