embark

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   set out on an enterprise or subject of study

   We embarked upon a new career.

2. 2
   verb

   To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

   All passengers please embark now.

3. 3
   verb

   To start, begin.

   Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

4. 4
   verb

   To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

   He embarked his fortune in trade.

5. 5
   verb

   go on board

6. 6
   verb

   proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

7. 7
   verb

   To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

8. 8
   verb

   To cover or enclose with bark.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.