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Webster 1913 Edition

Embar

Em-bar′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Embarred
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Embanking
.]
[Pref.
em-
+
bar
: cf. F.
embarrer
. Cf.
Embargo
.]
1.
To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.
Where fast
embarred
in mighty brazen wall.
Spenser.
2.
To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up.
He
embarred
all further trade.
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Embar

EMB`AR

,
Verb.
T.
[en and bar.] To shut, close or fasten with a bar; to make fast.
1.
To inclose so as to hinder egress or escape.
When fast embarr'd in mighty brazen wall.
2.
To stop; to shut from entering; to hinder; to block up.
He embarred all further trade.

Definition 2024

embar

embar

English

Verb

embar ‎(third-person singular simple present embars, present participle embarring, simple past and past participle embarred)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To prohibit, debar (someone from doing something).

Anagrams

Etymology

From Middle French embarrer, from barre ‎(“bar”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɑː/

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