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EMBARGO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: embargoes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A government order imposing a trade barrier

Synonyms:

embargo; trade embargo; trade stoppage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("embargo" is a kind of...):

import barrier; trade barrier (any regulation or policy that restricts international trade)

Derivation:

embargo (prevent commerce)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prevent commerce

Example:

The U.S. embargoes Libya

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "embargo" is one way to...):

block; halt; kibosh; stop (stop from happening or developing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

embargo (a government order imposing a trade barrier)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

embargoed publications

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "embargo" is one way to...):

ban; censor (forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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