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debars

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A verb meaning officially prevents, prohibits, or excludes someone from participating in an action, privilege, or location.

Detailed Definition
The poem says Fate prevents the lovers from possessing the union created by their minds. “Debars” conveys deliberate exclusion, as though Fate has the authority to deny them access to fulfillment.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Therefore the love which us doth bind, / But Fate so enviously debars” uses debars to mean bars or prevents; “Poverty debars her from study” shows exclusion by circumstance; The verb often carries a formal legal or social tone, stronger than merely “stops”; “No gate debars the migrating birds” reverses the word into an image of freedom
Additional Notes
The quoted verb is formal and less common than “prevents” or “keeps from,” so readers may need to check its meaning.; Found in the poem, The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell
Also Known As
excludes forbids precludes
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