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embark |
3 definitions found 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 \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: embark v 1: go on board; used of ships or aircraft [ant: {disembark}] 2: set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: {enter}] 3: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" [syn: {venture}]
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