debar

Meanings

Verb

• bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
• prevent from entering; keep out
• 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.

Synonyms

avert, avoid, bar, deflect, exclude, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, suspend, ward off