debar

Verb
  1. Bar temporarily;
    From school, office, etc. (synset 202507686)
    entail: penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
    is a type of: expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out
    subtypes: rusticate, send down - suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
    same as: suspend
  2. Prevent the occurrence of;
    Prevent from happening (synset 202458770)
    "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
    is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    same as: avert, avoid, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off
  3. Prevent from entering;
    Keep out (synset 200798250)
    "He was barred from membership in the club"
    is a type of: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto - command against
    same as: bar, exclude

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