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forbar

verb

Etymology

From Middle English forbarren (“to bar, bar up, block”), equivalent to for- + bar. Compare Middle High German verbarren (“to forbar”).

  1. inherited from forbarren

Definitions

  1. To bar in

    To bar in; to shut up.

  2. To bar, fend off, ward off.

  3. To exclude, deny.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA