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WOTD: embark

Posted on April 16, 2021April 6, 2021 by Wordsmyth

intransitive verb

1. to board a ship, esp. to begin a voyage.
The passengers embarked at Southampton and then sailed to New York.

2. to set out on or begin some venture (usu. fol. by “on”).
He embarked on a political career after spending some years working in a law firm.
After months of preparation, the mountain climbers embarked on their adventure.

transitive verb

1. to put or take aboard a ship or aircraft.
More cargo was embarked when the ship made its stop in Le Havre.

2. to involve or invest in a venture.

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