verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To bar in; to secure. obsolete

   "to imbar their crooked titles"

Example

More examples

"intercourse of learning and knowledge was chiefly imbarred"

Etymology

From im- + bar.

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