Thesaurus: embark

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1. v. t. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
2. v. t. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.
3. v. i. To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon.
4. v. i. To engage in any affair.
5. v. go on board
6. v. set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
7. v. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
8. 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. 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.
9. v:100 v. go on board v. set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)