embargo
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ban, bar, boycott, interdiction, prohibition, restraint, restriction, stoppage
[verb]
Synonyms:
- ban, bar, block, boycott, prohibit, restrict, stop

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I. em‧bar‧go¹ /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ $ -ˈbɑːrɡoʊ/ noun (plural embargoes) [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish; Origin: embargar 'to stop, prevent, seize']
an official order to stop trade with another country Synonym : boycott, sanctions
embargo on/against
an embargo on wheat exports
an embargo against the country
impose/lift an embargo (=start or end one)
Many allies are pushing to lift the embargo.
trade/arms/oil etc embargo

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II. embargo² verb [transitive]

1. to officially stop particular goods being traded with another country Synonym : boycott:
Several countries embargoed arms shipments to Yugoslavia.

2. to stop information from being made public until a particular date or until permission is given Synonym : censor

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

embargo
noun
ADJ. complete, strict, total | selective | international | economic | arms, oil, trade
VERB + EMBARGO impose, place, put | enforce, tighten | lift The government has agreed to lift the embargo imposed ten years ago.
break, violate We knew the arms embargo was being broken.
PREP. ~ against the international embargo against the country
~ on a strict embargo on oil imports

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

embargo

place/impose an embargo on something (=start an embargo)
The UN imposed an embargo on trade with the military regime.
lift/end an embargo (=stop an embargo)
Britain favours lifting the embargo on humanitarian grounds.
break an embargo (=trade with a country illegally when there is an embargo)
It has been almost impossible to stop countries breaking the embargo.
tighten an embargo (=make an embargo stricter and more difficult to break)
We are taking further action to tighten the embargo.
a complete/total embargo
There is a complete embargo on arms sales to governments that violate human rights.
a strict embargo (=one that must be obeyed)
The new measures include a strict embargo on fuel.
a trade embargo
The EU has threatened to impose a trade embargo on the US.
an economic embargo (=one that does not allow any trade or financial business with a country)
He asked for an immediate end to the economic embargo imposed last year.
an arms embargo (=one that stops weapons being sold or sent to a country)
Ministers knew that the arms embargo was being broken.
an international embargo (=one that a group of countries agree to impose together)
Under the terms of the international embargo, medical aid can still be flown into the capital.

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