debar /dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/ verb3 •To exclude or shut out; to bar.As for the guides, they were debarred from the pleasure of discourse, the one being placed in the van, and the other obliged to bring up the rear. — 1749 •(US) 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. •To hinder or prevent.How can I then return in happy plight, That am debarr'd the benefit of rest? — 1609 formsdebarred · debarring · debarreth · debars