Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embark"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embark \Em*bark"\, v. i.
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. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
embark
v 1: go on board [syn: {ship}] [ant: {disembark}]
2: set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she
embarked upon a new career" [syn: {enter}]
3: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We
ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a
supercomputer" [syn: {venture}]
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