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Meanings of debar in English

Portuguese
obviar
Spanish
obviar

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.

      obviar
      Portuguese
      proibir
      Spanish
      excluir

      To prevent from entering; to keep out (e.g. of membership).

            proibir
            Spanish
            suspender

            Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

                  suspender
                  Usage of debar in English
                  1
                  His pride would debar him from understanding her desire to be released.
                  The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
                  2
                  He is subjected to qualifications which in truth debar him from the poll.
                  North America — Volume 2
                  3
                  Beware lest the doubts of men debar you from the light of certitude.
                  Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
                  4
                  He could not altogether debar her from the society of the diocesan clergymen.
                  The Last Chronicle of Barset
                  5
                  The Bill of 1870 did not debar married women from obtaining the vote.
                  The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1
                  6
                  Of course, the latter has to debar himself of many enjoyments.
                  Landholding in England
                  7
                  To keep her with us will debar her from all these.
                  True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings
                  8
                  Shakspere and Milton; Shelley I would not debar; Wordsworth's sonnets.
                  Phyllis of Philistia
                  9
                  Beware lest any name debar thee from God, the Creator of earth and heaven.
                  The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh
                  10
                  This principle rightly understood, does not debar the poet from any grace of composition.
                  Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
                  11
                  Both their geographical isolation and their constitution debar them from having any foreign policy.
                  The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
                  12
                  Your admissions are sufficient to debar you from our company.
                  At War with Pontiac; Or, The Totem of the Bear: A Tale of Redcoa...
                  13
                  Why do you tantalize me so with the delights from which you debar me?
                  The Claim Jumpers: A Romance
                  14
                  Unlike Charlotte Edwards, this does not debar him from being selected for his national team.
                  The Guardian
                  15
                  Fear God, and debar yourselves not from Him Who is the Dayspring of His signs.
                  The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
                  16
                  Fear ye God and take heed lest forms and apparels debar you from recognizing Him.
                  Selections From the Writings of the Báb
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