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      blockade
      noun
      prevents access or progress
      a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
      verb
      impose a blockade on
      obstruct access to
      render unsuitable for passage
      hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
      Roots
      blocblock- · Middle Dutch · log, blockata-ade · Latin · action, result
      Synonyms for blockade
      encirclementnbarricadenbeleaguermentnblocknobstructvsiegenblockagenbesiegementnembargonroadblocknstopvlogjamnobstructionnstoppagen
      Words related to blockade
      counterblockadeblockadernobsidionalassiegenavicertbarricadovsiegecraftoppilatevbesiegingnbeleagueringnhindervstymievcontravallationnbarriersnchokepointninterclusionnclampdownnunblockedvcohibitionnbesiegedadjblockshipndeoppilatevunchokegridlocknpoliorceticsbypassesv

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      The word blockade breaks down into 2 roots of Middle Dutch and Latin origin: block, from Middle Dutch bloc (“log, block”); and -ade, from Latin ata (“action, result”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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