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embargo

em·bargo

UK/ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/ US/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

verb

1.

ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

  • “embargoed publications”
2.

prevent commerce

  • “The U.S. embargoes Lybia”

Origin

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).

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