embark
VerbUS[em-bahrk]/ɛmˈbɑrk/2 syllablesalso [im-bahrk] /ɪmˈbɑrk/
Open English WordNet
Verb (3)embarked, embarking
- go on boardSynonyms: shipOpposite debarkMore general board, get onMore specific emplane, enplane
- set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)“she embarked upon a new career”Synonyms: enterMore general get down, beginMore specific take up
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers“We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer”Synonyms: ventureMore general go, proceed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Em·bark′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Embarked; present participle & verbal noun Embarking.]
Origin: F. embarquer; pref. em- (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See Bark. a vessel.
1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
2. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.
It was the reputation of the sect upon which St. Paul embarked his salvation.— Robert South
Em·bark′ intransitive verb
1. To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon.
2. To engage in any affair.
Slow to embark in such an undertaking.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54