Embark

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪmˈbɑː(ɹ)k/, /É›mˈbɑː(ɹ)k/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k

Origin

Borrowing from frm embarquer, from em- + barque ("small ship"). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.

Full definition of embark

Verb

1. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.All passengers please embark now.
2. To start, begin.Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.
3. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
4. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.He embarked his fortune in trade.
• SouthIt was the reputation of the sect upon which St. Paul embarked his salvation.

Antonyms

• disembark

Derived terms

• disembarcation
• disembarkee