Debar and Excommunicate

Debar

Debar verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom

Excommunicate and debar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excommunicate" instead a verb "Debar".

Nearby Words: debarred, debarring

Excommunicate

Excommunicate verb - Exclude from a church or a religious community.

Debar and excommunicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debar" instead a verb "Excommunicate".

Nearby Words: excommunication, excommunicated, excommunicating
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