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disbar

[dis-bahr] / dɪsˈbɑr /
VERB
degrade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheapen corrupt debase degenerate demean deteriorate diminish discredit disgrace downgrade impair lessen reduce vitiate weaken
STRONG
abase belittle bench break bump bust canker debauch decry demote depose deprave derogate detract dishonor disparage humble injure lower pan pervert sink slam
WEAK
bemean cast down cut down to size declass mudsling put down rule out run down shoot down take down take down a peg tear down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow help honor improve increase praise purify raise strengthen upgrade
STRONG
build up compliment exalt fix flatter laud mend promote rise
WEAK
admire approve elevate
VERB
eject
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banish bounce bump dump evict exclude expel force out kick out oust
STRONG
cast out debar discharge displace dispossess ditch eighty-six eliminate expulse heave out kiss goodbye reject rout sack send packing show the gate to
WEAK
do away with drive off get rid of give the boot turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
include take in welcome
STRONG
allow keep permit save

Example Sentences

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State Bar prosecutors moved Friday to disbar David Lira, Girardi’s son-in-law, and another former employee, Keith Griffin, for alleged misappropriation of client funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2023

That is why the report and recommendation to disbar Giuliani matters.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023

Maryland’s highest court unanimously voted to disbar Cassilly in 2021.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

“The plan was to disbar me so I wouldn’t be relevant, and that by and large happened,” he says.

From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2022

In the course of his opinion for the Court, Justice Field discussed generally the power to admit and disbar attorneys.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel

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