Home › Words › E › embargeembarge/əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/embarge means an embargo.embarge is pronounced /əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/.EtymologyFrom Spanish embargar 'to arrest' and English barge 'to force'.nounAn embargo.e.g.“This embarge is termed a moral one because it imposes no legal restraints upon would-be exporters, for there are no statutes providing for this.” — 1979, Westel Woodbury Willoughby, Japan's Case Examined, page 174:verbTo put in a barge.To board a barge; to embark.e.g.“[...] where the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and their attendants take barge; also the Grocers Company do likewise embarge, [...].” — 1843, Frederick William Fairholt, Lord Mayors' Pageants, page 152:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.embargo 76% match — An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port. vs embarge →embargoed 74% match — Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with. vs embarge →embargoist 72% match — One who imposes an embargo. vs embarge →embarking 71% match — An embarkation. vs embarge →embarkation 65% match — The act of embarking. vs embarge →embarkee 64% match — One who embarks on a vessel such as a ship or plane. vs embarge →embarkment 62% match — embarkation; the act of setting out vs embarge →embark 62% match — To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation. vs embarge →