debar

See also: Debar

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman debarrer.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

debar (third-person singular simple present debars, present participle debarring, simple past and past participle debarred)

  1. (transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, [], →OCLC:
      As for the guides, they were debarred from the pleasure of discourse, the one being placed in the van, and the other obliged to bring up the rear.
    • 1964 May, “News and Comment”, in Modern Railways, page 291, photo caption:
      The Minister of Transport has debarred BR workshops from seeking orders for private owners' wagons like this [...].
  2. (transitive) To hinder or prevent.
  3. (US, law, transitive) To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

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Translations

Anagrams

Ido

Etymology

Same as devar.

Verb

debar (present tense debas, past tense debis, future tense debos, imperative debez, conditional debus)

  1. to owe (something to someone), be under obligation (to someone, for something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of debar
present past future
infinitive debar debir debor
tense debas debis debos
conditional debus
imperative debez
adjective active participle debanta debinta debonta
adverbial active participle debante debinte debonte
nominal
active participle
singular debanto debinto debonto
plural debanti debinti debonti
adjective passive participle debata debita debota
adverbial passive participle debate debite debote
nominal
passive participle
singular debato debito deboto
plural debati debiti deboti

Paronyms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Verb

debar

  1. throb

Further reading

Middle Scots

Alternative forms

  • debair

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English debarre. Cognate with English debar.

Pronunciation

  • (Early Scots) IPA(key): [dɪˈbaːr]
  • (1575 Early Middle Scots) IPA(key): [dɪˈbɛːr], [dɛ̽ˈbɛːr]
  • (1600 Late Middle Scots) IPA(key): [dɪˈbe(ː)r], [dɛ̽ˈbe(ː)r]

Verb

debar

  1. (transitive) to shut out

Conjugation

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