embargo
To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another countryTo impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
» Do you think there's any possibility that the embargo will be lifted soon?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
(transitive)To impose an embargo on a document.
- prevent commerce
- ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
Examples
6 sentencesDo you think there's any possibility that the embargo will be lifted soon?
The U.S. is calling for an arms embargo against violators of the treaty.
Opposition to the embargo was growing.
deDer Widerstand gegen das Embargo wurde stärker. — Esperantostern
Venezuela is also under US embargo.
The US never imposed a trade embargo on Algeria.
Origin
From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin iFrom Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).
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Forms
embargoes, embargoing, embargoed, embargoedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle