Dictionary Entry
debar
debar is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2verb
prevent from entering; keep out
"He was barred from membership in the club"
- 3verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
- 4verb
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
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