debar

• Verbo que significa excluir o impedir que alguien haga algo, a menudo por medios oficiales o legales.

A verb meaning to exclude or prevent someone from doing something, often by official or legal means.

1. Exclude or bar temporarilyC1formal

   To officially prevent someone from doing something, such as attending school or holding an office, for a period of time.

   Excluir o suspender temporalmente

   • The student was debarred from the university for one semester due to academic misconduct.
   • The committee voted to debar the politician from holding public office for five years.
   • He was debarred from the competition after violating the rules.

   Sinónimosbanbarexcludeprohibitsuspend

   Antónimosadmitallowpermit

2. Prevent from happeningC1formal

   To stop an event or action from occurring; to preclude.

   Impedir que ocurra

   • New safety regulations debar any future accidents of this kind.
   • The contract debars the company from using the technology without permission.
   • Legal restrictions debar the sale of the property until the dispute is resolved.

   Sinónimosavertforestallobviateprecludepreventprohibitstop

   Antónimosallowenableencouragefacilitatepermitpromote

3. Keep out or excludeC1formal

   To prevent someone or something from entering a place or being included.

   Excluir o impedir la entrada

   • The security guard debarred the unauthorized visitors from the building.
   • The new policy debars non-members from accessing the club's facilities.
   • The fence was built to debar wild animals from the garden.

   Sinónimosbanbarblockexcludeoustpreventprohibitshut out

   Antónimosacceptadmitinclude