(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ on something new, difficult, or exciting, you start doing it.
He’s ~ing on a new career as a writer...
The government ~ed on a programme of radical economic reform.
VERB: V on/upon n, V on/upon n
2.
When someone ~s on a ship, they go on board before the start of a journey.
They travelled to Portsmouth, where they ~ed on the battle cruiser HMS Renown...
Bob ordered brigade HQ to ~.
VERB: V on n, V
~ation
Embarkation was scheduled for just after 4 pm.
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