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

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