embark : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: embark	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embark v go on board Synonym(s): embark, ship [ant: debark, disembark, set down] set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" Synonym(s): embark, enter proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" Synonym(s): venture, 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 \Embark"\, 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.