embark

Verb
Synonyms: shipenterventure

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. go on boardSynonyms: ship
  2. set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)“she embarked upon a new career”Synonyms: enter
  3. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers“We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer”Synonyms: venture
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Embark \Em*bark"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Embarking.] [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. [1913 Webster]

2.To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade. [1913 Webster]

It was the reputation of the sect upon which St. Paul embarked his salvation.— South.[1913 Webster]
Embark \Em*bark"\, v. i.

1.To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon. [1913 Webster]

2.To engage in any affair. [1913 Webster]

Slow to embark in such an undertaking.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
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