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embargo

/ embargo /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a government order imposing a trade barrier
Type of:
trade barrier import barrier
verb Sense 2
prevent commerce
"The U.S. embargoes Lybia"
Type of:
stop halt block
Derived:
trade embargo trade stoppage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
"embargoed publications"
Type of:
ban censor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

trade barrier import barrier stop halt block ban censor