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 | ||