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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Embar

· Em·bar · IPA /ɪmˈbɑː/
01 v. t. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.
imp. & p. p. Embarred; p. pr. & vb. n. Embanking
  1. 1.
    To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.
    “Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up.
    “He embarred all further trade.” — Bacon.