An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port. / A ban on trade with another country. / A temporary ban on making certain information public.

(transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country. / (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.

plural of embargo

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embargo

present participle of embargo

simple past tense and past participle of embargo

plural of embargo

(fandom slang) A prohibition against having the same fictional characters appearing in multiple DC Comics animated series in the decade of the 2000s, which caused Batman's allies and enemies save for Batman himself to be unavailable for the animated series Justice League (although Joker, Clayface and Firefly made appearances in this show) and Justice League Unlimited, and Robin to be unavailable for animated series other than Teen Titans.

One who imposes an embargo.

plural of embargoist