embark

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Synonyms: embar, embank, empark, imbark, embarc, embarq

Antonyms: embar, embank, empark, imbark, embarc, embarq

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Verb

1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
   • All passengers please embark now.
2. To start, begin.
   • Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.
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.
   • He embarked his fortune in trade.

Verb

1. To cover or enclose with bark. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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