embar

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UK/ɪmˈbɑː/

verb

To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.

OriginMiddle French embarrer →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person embars · participle present embarring · participle past embarred · past embarred

  1. archaictransitiveTo enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo prohibit, debar (someone from doing something).

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchembarrer
  2. Englishembar

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

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Anagrams

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APA

embar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embar

MLA

“embar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embar.

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