Polyglot Dictionary

embargar

/embaɾˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
embargo
preterite (yo)
embargué
past participle
embargado

Meaning

  1. to seize

    • Le embargaron la casa.

      They seized his house.

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Similar words

aprehender

embargar specifically means to seize assets legally, an embargo, a legal or financial term; aprehender is broader, meaning to seize or capture.

decomisar

embargar specifically means legal seizure of assets, an embargo; decomisar means to confiscate goods, like contraband.

requisar

embargar and requisar are close synonyms for "to seize"; embargar is more legal, seizing assets, requisar more about official or military requisitioning.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apoderar

apoderar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to seize."

Practice

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