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debar
verb
prevent from entering; keep out
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Pronunciation
dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)
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verb
prevent from entering; keep out
“He was barred from membership in the club”
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
verb
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
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Example Sentences
He was barred from membership in the club
Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike
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