Meaning of EMBARK
| Pronunciation: | | em'bârk
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- [v] set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career"
- [v] go on board
- [v] proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
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| | Synonyms: | | enter, ship, venture |
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| | Antonyms: | | debark, disembark, set down | | |
| | See Also: | | begin, board, commence, emplane, enplane, get, get on, go, move, proceed, set about, set out, start, start out, take up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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.
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