embarge

English - English

Definition of embarge in English English dictionary

To board a barge; to embark

where the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and their attendants take barge; also the Grocers Company do likewise embarge, .

To put in a barge

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.

Synonyms

impose

Etymology

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