embarge

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embarge

  • /əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/ US
  • /əmˈbɑːdʒ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

From Spanish embargar 'to arrest' and English barge 'to force'.

verb embarges · embarging · embarged

  1. transitive To put in a barge.
  2. intransitive To board a barge; to embark. [...] where the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and their attendants take barge; also the Grocers Company do likewise embarge, [...].

Similar: impose

noun embarges

  1. rare An embargo. This embarge is termed a moral one because it imposes no legal restraints upon would-be exporters, for there are no statutes providing for this.

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verb

Similar: impose

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verb to put in a barge

Españolimponer
Portuguêsembarcar
Françaisembarquer
Deutschan bord verladen
Ελληνικάεπιβιβάζω epivivázo
Русскийгрузи́ть на ба́ржу gruzítʹ na báržu

verb to board a barge

Portuguêsembarcar
Françaisembarquer, monter
Deutschan bord gehen
Ελληνικάεπιβιβάζομαι epivivázomai
Русскийсади́ться на ба́ржу sadítʹsja na báržu

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@misc{embarge_2026,
  title = {embarge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embarge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}