Associations to the word «Debar»

Wiktionary

DEBAR, verb. To exclude or shut out; to bar.
DEBAR, verb. (US) (legal) To prohibit a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with an application for approval of a new drug from participating in future applications.
DEBAR, proper noun. A city in the west of the Republic of Macedonia.

Dictionary definition

DEBAR, verb. Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc..
DEBAR, verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike".
DEBAR, verb. Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley