First Known Use: 1533
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embark
verb em·bark \im-ˈbärk\
: to begin a journey especially on a ship or airplane
Full Definition of EMBARK
intransitive verb
1
: to go on board a vehicle for transportation <the troops embarked at noon>
2
: to make a start <embarked on a new career>
transitive verb
1
: to cause to go on board (as a boat or airplane)
2
: to engage, enlist, or invest in an enterprise
— em·bar·ka·tion \ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən, -bər-\ noun
— em·bark·ment \im-ˈbärk-mənt\ noun
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Origin of EMBARK
Middle French embarquer, from Old Occitan embarcar, from em- (from Latin in-) + barca bark
Rhymes with EMBARK
aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hallmark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark
EMBARK Defined for Kids
embark
verb em·bark \im-ˈbärk\
em·barkedem·bark·ing
Definition of EMBARK for Kids
1
: to go on or put on board a ship or an airplane <The last of the passengers embarked.>
2
: to begin a project or task <She embarked on a new career.>
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