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Definition of embargo verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

embargo

verb

NAmE//ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ//

embargo somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they embargo

he / she / it embargos

past simple embargoed

-ing form embargoing

to place an embargo on something synonym boycott There have been calls to embargo all arms shipments to the region.

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