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embark (verb)

embark/ɪmˈbɑɚk/verb

embarks;embarked;embarking

embark

/ɪmˈbɑɚk/

verb

embarks;embarked;embarking

Britannica Dictionary definition of EMBARK

[no object]

:to begin a journey especially on a ship or airplane

The troops are waiting toembark.
Millions of Europeansembarked for America in the late 19th century.

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— oppositedebark,disembark

embark on

[phrasal verb]alsoembark upon

1

embark on/upon (something)

:to begin (a journey)

Theyembarked on their trip to America with high hopes.

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2

:to begin (something that will take a long time or happen for a long time)

She'sembarking on a new career.
The company hasembarked upon a risky new project.

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— embarkation

/ˌɛmˌbɑɚˈkeɪʃən/noun[noncount]

a port ofembarkation

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