tr.v. de·barred, de·bar·ring, de·bars 1. To exclude or shut out; bar. 2. To forbid, hinder, or prevent. [Middle English debarren, from Old French desbarer, to unbar : des-, de- + barer, to bar (from barre, bar; see BAR1).] de·barment n. |
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