embark

Meaning

1. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.
2. To start, begin.
3. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
4. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

Synonyms

board

ship

🚢

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

aboard

money invested

attempt

boat

⛵

capital formation

capital invested

change

convey

disembark

embarkation

embark on

engage

face off

forward

freight

get down

get going

get into

get onto

get started

inaugurate

introduce

invest

investment

launch

lead off

load

Hyphenated as

em‧bark

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.

Sentences

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