embark

[em-bahrk]

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verb (used without object)

to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.
to start an enterprise, business, etc.

verb (used with object)

to put or receive on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
to involve (someone) in an enterprise.
to venture or invest (something) in an enterprise.

Origin of embark

1540–50; < Middle French embarquer < Spanish embarcar, equivalent to em- em-¹ + -barcar, verbal derivative of barca bark³

Related formsre·em·bark, verb

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Examples from the Web for embarked

Contemporary Examples

TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.
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This summer Dick Cheney, his wife Lynne and daughter Liz have embarked upon a sustained campaign of reputation rehabilitation.
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Historical Examples

Then, as the horses and carts returned, we embarked and set our faces toward the Lakes.
In the Valley
Harold Frederic
Your father's property was all, or nearly all, embarked in the same transaction.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
On the morning of March 17, the British embarked for Halifax.
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It seems that William and he and Kenyon embarked in some mine project.
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Robert Barr
Is the enterprise upon which we are embarked to be conducted as he decrees?
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for embarked

embark

verb

to board (a ship or aircraft)
(intr; usually foll by on or upon) to commence or engage (in) a new project, venture, etc

Derived Formsembarkation, nounembarkment, noun

Word Origin

C16: via French from Old Provençal embarcar, from em- + barca boat, barque

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Word Origin and History for embarked

embark

v.

1540s, from Middle French embarquer, from em- (see en- (1)) + barque "small ship" (see bark (n.)). Related: Embarked; embarking.

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Examples from the Web for embarked

Contemporary Examples

TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.

In the late 1970s, Merritt had embarked on a string of criminal activity that would continue regularly for a decade.

On October 17, Rebecca More embarked on a cross-country tour of Britain.

Recently, historians have embarked on a quest to find the remains of the woman with the famous smile.

This summer Dick Cheney, his wife Lynne and daughter Liz have embarked upon a sustained campaign of reputation rehabilitation.

Historical Examples

Then, as the horses and carts returned, we embarked and set our faces toward the Lakes.

Your father's property was all, or nearly all, embarked in the same transaction.

On the morning of March 17, the British embarked for Halifax.

It seems that William and he and Kenyon embarked in some mine project.

Is the enterprise upon which we are embarked to be conducted as he decrees?

embark

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for embarked

embark

v.

Origin of embark