embark

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To start something new and important, such as a project or journey.

   She embarked on a new career as a teacher last year.

2. 2
   verb

   To get on a ship, plane, or other vehicle for a journey.

   The passengers embarked at noon for the crossing to France.

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

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