Embargo and Enabling

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Embargo noun - An order that something not be done or used.

Usage example: there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house

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Enabling is an antonym for embargo.

Nearby Words: embargoed, embargoing

Enabling adjective - Providing legal power or sanction.

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Embargo is an antonym for enabling.

Nearby Words: enable, enabled

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