embargo — OET

embargo

noun

an embargo on oil sales:

ban, bar, prohibition, stoppage, interdict, proscription, veto, moratorium;

restriction, restraint, blockage, check, barrier, impediment, obstruction, hindrance;

boycott.

verb

arms sales were embargoed:

ban, bar, prohibit, stop, interdict, debar, proscribe, outlaw, make illegal;

restrict, restrain, block, check, impede, obstruct, hinder;

boycott, blacklist, ostracize.

▷antonyms allow.

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