Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bar in; shut up.
- To bar; fend off; ward off.
- To exclude; deny.
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- verb To
bar in; toshut up . - verb To
bar ,fend off ,ward off . - verb To
exclude ,deny .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forbarren ("to bar"), equivalent to for- + bar. Compare Middle High German verbarren ("to forbar").
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