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em⋅bark

[em-bahrk]
–verb (used without object)
1. to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.
2. to start an enterprise, business, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3. to put or receive on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
4. to involve (someone) in an enterprise.
5. to venture or invest (something) in an enterprise.

Origin:
1540–50; < MF embarquer < Sp embarcar, equiv. to em- em- 1 + -barcar, v. deriv. of barca bark 3
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embark 
1550, from M.Fr. embarquer, from barque "small ship" (see bark (n.)).
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