forbar

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verb

To bar in; to shut up.

OriginMiddle English forbarren →
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Meanings

verbforbar (third-person singular simple present forbars, present participle forbarring, simple past and past participle forbarred)

present singular third person forbars · participle present forbarring · participle past forbarred · past forbarred

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo bar in; to shut up.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo bar, fend off, ward off.
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo exclude, deny.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
excludeshut out

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforbarren“to bar, bar up, block”
  2. Englishforbar

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

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APA

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MLA

“forbar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forbar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbar.

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