Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Debar \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.

Source : WordNet®

debarring
     See {debar}

debar
     v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {suspend}]
     2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
        avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
        a strike" [syn: {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off},
         {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
     3: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
        membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {exclude}]
     [also: {debarring}, {debarred}]