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    Both Zinzi and I were about to embark on journeys.†  (source)
    embark = leave on a trip
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    She read the sea and, having learned from the shells, would embark from the leeward side and head straight for land from here.†  (source)
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    He confided that he was biding his time until spring, when he intended to go to Alaska and embark on an "ultimate adventure."†  (source)
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    Immediately he embarked on a trip to the minimart for a frozen pizza.†  (source)
    embarked = left on a trip
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    Thomas couldn't help shaking his head—here they were, about to embark on probably the most dangerous task of their lives, and Chuck was curious where he'd gotten his nickname.†  (source)
    embark = leave on a trip
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    Haven't we mounted the scaffold, singing, as if embarking on a picnic, haven't we, boys?†  (source)
    embarking = leaving on a trip
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    Lisbon became the great embarkation point.†  (source)
    embarkation = the process of setting off on a trip
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    This was all I could obtain, except some small gifts as tokens of his and my mother's love, when I embark'd again for New York, now with their approbation and their blessing.†  (source)
    embark'd = left on a trip
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    After which he embarks on his description.†  (source)
    embarks = leaves on a trip
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    Lord, what a runner after good things, servant of love, embarker on schemes, recruit of sublime ideas, and good-time Charlie!†  (source)
    embarker = someone who leaves on a trip
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    The moment the last person disembarks, the equipment retracts.†  (source)
    disembarks = gets off a ship after arriving
    standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in disembarks reverses the meaning of embark. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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    Life, ruddered life, that would not fail, began its myriad embarkations.†  (source)
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    With another American, he had escaped and embarked on an eight-and-a-half-hour swim across Manila Bay, kicking through a downpour in darkness as fish bit him.†  (source)
    embarked = left on a trip
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