| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.[Websters]
2. To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up.[Websters] 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: embarring, embarred, embars, embarrer, embarrers, embarringly and embarredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EMBAR" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
| Note: Embar \Em*bar"\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Embarred; present participle verb or noun Embanking.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EMBAR
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To shut, close or fasten with a bar; to make fast. | 2: [Verb] To inclose so as to hinder egress or escape. When fast embarr'd in mighty brazen wall. | 3: [Verb] To stop; to shut from entering; to hinder; to block up. He embarred all further trade. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
