Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embarge

/əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-barge
IPA: /əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put in a barge.

Transitive verb

verb

To board a barge; to embark.

Intransitive verb

noun

Example Sentences

"[...] where the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and their attendants take barge; also the Grocers Company do likewise embarge, [...]."
"This embarge is termed a moral one because it imposes no legal restraints upon would-be exporters, for there are no statutes providing for this."

Etymology

From Spanish embargar 'to arrest' and English barge 'to force'.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: embargar

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/
British English: /əmˈbɑːdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

embarges (present, singular) embarging (participle, present) embarged (participle, past) embarged (past) embarges (plural)

Synonyms

impose

Rhymes With

large charge reverse charge discharge barge writ large enlarge marge marg sarge marj targe

Questions

How do you pronounce embarge?: The recorded pronunciation is /əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/.
What does embarge mean?: To put in a barge.
Where does embarge come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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