embark[verb]Synonyms:- go aboard, board ship, take ship
- embark on or upon: begin, commence, enter, launch, plunge into, set about, set out, start, take up
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
em‧bark /ɪmˈbɑːk $ -ɑːrk/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: embarquer, from barque 'ship'; ⇒ barque]
to go onto a ship or a plane, or to put or take something onto a ship or plane
Antonym : disembark—embarkation /ˌembɑːˈkeɪʃən $ -bɑːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable]embark on/upon something phrasal verb to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting:
He embarked on a new career as a teacher. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲