Embar \Em*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embanking}.] [Pref. em- + bar: cf. F. embarrer. Cf. {Embargo}.] 1. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars. [1913 Webster] Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up. [1913 Webster] He embarred all further trade. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]