embark Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb go on board
    ship.
  2. verb set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
    enter.
    • she embarked upon a new career
  3. verb proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    venture.
    • We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer

WordNet

Em*bark" transitive verb
Etymology
F. embarquer; pref. em- (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See Bark. a vessel.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Embarked ; present participle & verbal noun Embarking
Definitions
  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.
Em*bark" intransitive verb
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913