DEBAR
What does "DEBAR" mean?
To officially exclude or prohibit someone from a place, right, or activity.
Meanings
- To bar or shut out from something; to prevent formally by rule or authority. The conviction debarred him from holding any public office. formal
Word origin
From Middle French 'debarrer' 'to bar, shut out', from 'de-' (here intensive) plus 'barrer' 'to bar', from 'barre' 'bar'.
Remember it
DEBAR literally puts a BAR across the door - de-BAR-red means barred out.
A little poem
One word from the bench, and the gate swings to-
a single rule debars the few.
couplet
Wordplay
- The disbarred lawyer opened a pub; now he debars people from the bar instead of being debarred from it.
What it teaches
A rule that quietly debars one person today is the same rule that can shut out anyone tomorrow.
Quick facts
What does DEBAR mean?
To officially exclude or prohibit someone from a place, right, or activity.
Is DEBAR a valid word?
Yes — DEBAR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DEBAR?
DEBAR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DEBAR come from?
From Middle French 'debarrer' 'to bar, shut out', from 'de-' (here intensive) plus 'barrer' 'to bar', from 'barre' 'bar'.
What can DEBAR teach us?
A rule that quietly debars one person today is the same rule that can shut out anyone tomorrow.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.