EMB'AR, verb transitive [en and bar.] To shut, close or fasten with a bar; to make fast. 1. To inclose so as to hinder egress or escape. When fast embarr'd in mighty brazen wall. 2. To stop; to shut from entering; to hinder; to block up. He embarred all further trade.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI