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English verb: debar | |||
| 1. | debar (social) bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. | ||
| Synonyms | suspend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rusticate, send down | ||
| Entail | penalise, penalize, punish | ||
| 2. | debar (social) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening | ||
| Samples | Let's avoid a confrontation. Head off a confrontation. Avert a strike. | ||
| Synonyms | avert, avoid, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
| 3. | debar (communication) prevent from entering; keep out | ||
| Samples | He was barred from membership in the club. | ||
| Synonyms | bar, exclude | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto | ||
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