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Get to know Debar better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like forbid or prevent.

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Debar in a sentence

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Debar | Debarred | Debartolo | Debarment | Debarge | Debark | Debarking | Debarr | Debarkation

Debar meaning

  1. To exclude or shut out; to bar.
  2. To hinder or prevent.
  3. To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

Synonyms of Debar

forbid prevent ward off avoid fend off stave off head off avert deflect obviate kick out throw out expel suspend forestall

Related words

Other words often associated with Debar or its synonyms:

preclude foreclose move displace remove turn oust exclude eject proscribe anticipate keep

Using Debar

  • The main meaning on this page is: To exclude or shut out; to bar. | To hinder or prevent. | To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.
  • Useful related words include: forbid, prevent, ward off, avoid.
  • In the example corpus, debar often appears in combinations such as: to debar.

Context around Debar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

contractors 1×

Sentence patterns with Debar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and or debar contractors for 1× debar could only 1× enough to debar the illiterate 1× need to debar them security 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also previously there 1× debar could only 1× since all warrant 1×

Common sentence endings:

debar the illiterate 1× their contractual obligations 1× things can happen 1×

Words around Debar

Just before it in the word index:

debanked 3 debal 3 debacles 12 debacle 284 debaca 2 debabrata 3

Just after it in the word index:

debarge 4 debark 3 debarkation 1 debarking 2 debarment 6 debarr 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Debar

  • In this selection, "debar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, contractors stand out and add context to how "debar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and or debar contractors for and debar could only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "debar" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with debar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Debar could only afford to feed one of them. (9 words)

Since all warrant officers had responsibility for stores, this was enough to debar the illiterate. (15 words)

Also, previously, there seemed to be no strict policy to penalise and/or debar contractors for failing to meet their contractual obligations. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

So for such a group, you need to debar them security-wise, from selling their skills, either to bandits, terrorists, or other non-state actors because if we leave this group hungry or you don’t care for them a lot of strange things can happen. (46 words)

Also, previously, there seemed to be no strict policy to penalise and/or debar contractors for failing to meet their contractual obligations. (22 words)

Since all warrant officers had responsibility for stores, this was enough to debar the illiterate. (15 words)

Example sentences (4)

Debar could only afford to feed one of them.

So for such a group, you need to debar them security-wise, from selling their skills, either to bandits, terrorists, or other non-state actors because if we leave this group hungry or you don’t care for them a lot of strange things can happen.

Also, previously, there seemed to be no strict policy to penalise and/or debar contractors for failing to meet their contractual obligations.

Since all warrant officers had responsibility for stores, this was enough to debar the illiterate.

Common combinations with debar

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to debar 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "debar" in a sentence?
An example: "Debar could only afford to feed one of them." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "debar" from authentic English texts.
What does "debar" mean?
Debar means: To exclude or shut out; to bar.
What are synonyms of "debar"?
Common synonyms of "debar" include: forbid, prevent, ward off, avoid, fend off, stave off, head off, avert. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "debar" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "debar", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.