Embarked

verb

/emˈbaːkt/

Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.verbTo get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.

"All passengers please embark now."

2.verbTo start, begin.

"Phil embarked on his journey yesterday."

3.verbTo cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

4.verbTo engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

"He embarked his fortune in trade."

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