The difference between Debar and Prohibit

When used as verbs, debar means to exclude or shut out, whereas prohibit means to forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially.


check bellow for the other definitions of Debar and Prohibit

  1. Debar as a verb (transitive):

    To exclude or shut out; to bar.

  2. Debar as a verb (transitive):

    to hinder or prevent.

  3. Debar as a verb (US, legal, transitive):

    To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

  1. Prohibit as a verb (transitive):

    To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

    Examples:

    "The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio."

    "synonyms: ban disallow forbid"

    "ant allow authorize"

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