debar
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(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" |
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Synonyms: avert, avoid, deflect, fend off, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off |
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Related Words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent |
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(verb) prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" |
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Synonyms: bar, exclude |
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Related Words: disallow, forbid, interdict, prohibit, proscribe, veto |
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(verb) bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. |
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Synonyms: suspend |
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Related Words: expel, kick out, rusticate, send down, throw out |
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