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   embark

   /ɪmˈbɑːk/

   verb

   • 1. go on board a ship or aircraft: "he embarked for India in 1817" Similar board shipgo on boardgo aboardclimb aboardstep aboardtake shiptake offinformal:hop onjump onOpposite disembarkland
   • ▪ put or take on board a ship or aircraft: "the passengers were ready to be embarked"
   • 2. begin (a course of action): "she embarked on a new career" Similar beginstartcommenceundertakeset aboutenter ongo intotake upventure intolaunch intoplunge intoturn one's hand toengage insettle down toinstituteinitiatetackleinformal:have a go/crack/shot at

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French embarquer, from em- ‘in’ + barque ‘bark, ship’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embarkation noun
   • 2. embarkment noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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