■ verb ( ~s , ~ring , ~red ) exclude or prohibit from doing something.
Derivatives
~ment noun
Origin
ME: from Fr. débarrer , from OFr. desbarrer 'remove the bars from', from des- (expressing reversal) + barrer 'to bar'.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ring , ~red ) exclude or prohibit from doing something.
Derivatives
~ment noun
Origin
ME: from Fr. débarrer , from OFr. desbarrer 'remove the bars from', from des- (expressing reversal) + barrer 'to bar'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004