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forbid vs debar

debar vs forbid

forbid and debar both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forbid No No Yes No
debar No No Yes No
As verbs, debar is a hyponym of forbid; that is, debar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than forbid:
  • forbid: command against
  • debar: prevent from entering; keep out
Other hyponyms of forbid include ban, bar, exclude, enjoin, criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw.
As verbs, debar is a hyponym of forbid; that is, debar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than forbid:
  • forbid: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
Other hyponyms of forbid include inhibit, make unnecessary, save, avert, avoid, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off, block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy, baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, block, halt, kibosh, stop.
forbid (verb) debar (verb)
command against prevent from entering; keep out
keep from happening or arising; make impossible prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
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