De*bar" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Debarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Debarring.] [Pref. de- + bar.] To cut off
from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from
approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or
refuse; -- with from, and sometimes with of.
Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed
Labor, as to debar us when we need
Refreshment.
Milton.
Their wages were so low as to debar them, not
only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized
life.
Buckle.