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To embark is defined as to leave on a trip, often on a ship or airplane.
(verb)An example of embark is to leave on a cruise.
To embark is defined as to start something.
(verb)An example of to embark is to sign a contract for a new job.
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See embark in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to put or take (passengers or goods) aboard a ship, aircraft, etc.
- to engage (a person) or invest (money, etc.) in an enterprise
Origin: Fr embarquer < Sp or OProv embarcar < em- (L in-) + L barca, bark
intransitive verb
- to go aboard a ship, aircraft, etc.
- to begin a journey
- to engage in an enterprise
Related Forms:
- embarkation noun or embarcation or embarkment
See embark in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb em·barked, em·bark·ing, em·barks verb, transitive
- To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers.
- To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise.
- To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.
- To set out on a venture; commence: embark on a world tour.
Origin:
Origin: French embarquer
Origin: , from Late Old French
Origin: , probably from Medieval Latin imbarcāre
Origin: : Latin in-, in-
Origin: + barca, boat
.Related Forms:
- emˌbar·kaˈtion, em·barkˈment noun
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