embark

1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
2. To start, begin.
3. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
4. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈbɑːk/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: embarcar

Cognate with Spanish: abarcar

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.

Synonyms

board

ship

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start

climb

ascend

commence

undertake

open

begin

initiate

mount

institute

venture

go aboard

go up

get on

enter upon

stem

transfer

ride

take

enter

start out

start off

originate

go

open up

precede

preface

rise

send

set about

set in motion

set off

set out

shift

start up

strike out

take up

wage

begin a journey

be lifted

bully off

go on board

put on board

strike up

take on board

board a ship

go on board a ship

reckless investment

Translations

imbarcare

embarquer

embarcar

imbarcarsi

embarcar

einschiffen

επιβιβάζομαι

aan boord gaan

embarcarse

embarcar

scheep gaan

inschepen

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embarcadar

começar

verladen

Sentences

John and the Humpbacked Foal embark on an adventure in the Magical Roads .