embark

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɑːk/, /ɛmˈbɑːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɑɹk/, /ɛmˈbɑɹk/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Hyphenation: em‧bark === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar. ==== Verb ==== embark (third-person singular simple present embarks, present participle embarking, simple past and past participle embarked) To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation. To start, begin. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair. ===== Synonyms ===== (a vessel or craft): board (on a boat or ship): make sail, take shipping (archaic) ===== Antonyms ===== disembark ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From em- +‎ bark. ==== Verb ==== embark (third-person singular simple present embarks, present participle embarking, simple past and past participle embarked) (transitive) To cover or enclose with bark. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Markeb, bemark