n. & v.
--n. (pl. -oes)
1. an order of a State forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports.
2 an official suspension of commerce or other activity (be under an embargo).
3 an impediment.
--v.tr. (-oes, -oed)
1. place (ships, trade, etc.) under embargo.
2 seize (a ship, goods) for State service.
Etymology: Sp. f. embargar arrest f. Rmc (as IN-(2), BAR(1))