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debar
verb
Prevent from entering; keep out
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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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He was barred from membership in the club
Let's avoid a confrontation
Head off a confrontation
Avert a strike
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