"embargo" in the noun sense
1. embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppage
a government order imposing a trade barrier
"embargo" in the verb sense
1. embargo
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
"embargoed publications"
2. embargo
prevent commerce
"The U.S. embargoes Libya"
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