English Explanatory Dictionary

embark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
  2. To start, begin.
  3. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
  4. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
verb
  1. To cover or enclose with bark.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈbɑːk/ /ɛmˈbɑːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embark.wav /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ /ɛmˈbɑɹk/

Word forms

embark embarks embarking embarked

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.

Synonyms

board make sail take shipping

Antonyms

disembark

Derived words

disembarkation disembarkee embarkation embarkee embarker re-embark reembark
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