[ ɛm'bα:gəʊ , ɪm- ]
■ noun ( plural ~es )
1》 an official ban, especially on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
2》 historical an order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports.
■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 ban (something) officially.
2》 archaic seize (a ship or goods) for state service.
Origin
C17: from Sp., from embargar 'arrest'.