'Embark' definitions:

Definition of 'embark'

From: WordNet
verb
Go on board [syn: embark, ship] [ant: debark, disembark, set down]
verb
Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: embark, enter]
verb
Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" [syn: venture, embark]

Definition of 'Embark'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Embark'

From: 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]

Synonyms of 'embark'

From: Moby Thesaurus