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Embarred

Embar \Em*bar"\, v. 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.