debar vs forbid

debar and forbid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
debar	No	No	Yes	No
forbid	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forbid is a hypernym of debar; that is, forbid is a word with a broader meaning than debar:

Other hypernyms of debar include disallow, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto.

As verbs, forbid is a hypernym of debar; that is, forbid is a word with a broader meaning than debar:

debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
forbid: keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Other hypernyms of debar include foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent.

debar (verb)	forbid (verb)
prevent from entering; keep out	command against
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	keep from happening or arising; make impossible
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.