embar

[ em-bahr ]

verb (used with object)

, em·barred, em·bar·ring.

1. to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
2. to enclose within bars; imprison.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embar¹

1425–75; late Middle English embarren < Anglo-French, Middle French embarrer, equivalent to em- em- ¹ + barrer to bar ¹

Example Sentences

She laughed a little, embar­rassed.

From Time

But I’m too embar- rassed to admit to Susana that I can’t handle wrapping my own anacos.

From Literature

For Embar, creating his bot wasn't about deceiving the judges so much as offering them a meaningful conversation.

From The Guardian

For its creator, American programming consultant Mohan Embar, it is success at the fifth attempt.

From The Guardian

Embar, em-b�r′, v.t. to shut in; to hinder or stop:—pr.p. embar′ring; pa.p. embarred′.—n.

From Project Gutenberg