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Synonyms
em·bark (ĕm-bärḱ)

[French embarquer, from Late Old French, probably from Medieval Latin imbarcāre, Latin in-, in-, + barca, boat.]

verb: -barked, -bark·ing, -barks. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers.
  2. To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise.

intransitive verb 

  1. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.
  2. To set out on a venture; commence: embark on a world tour.

derivatives

eḿbar·kátion
noun