See Also: embark(dictionary)
re-embark(dictionary)
embark(dictionary)

embark (iou)



embark verb1. Also imbark, embarque. M16.
[French embarquer, formed as EM-1 + barque BARK noun3.]
I.
verb trans. Put or take on board a ship or aircraft. M16.
E. J. Howard The destroyer..had embarked all the men off the transports.
verb intrans. Go on board a ship or aircraft. (Foll. by on the ship etc., for the destination.) M16.
V. Cronin They embarked on a galley and two small pleasure ships. Janet Morgan Archie's squadron..was to move to Southampton to embark for France.
verb intrans. Set out on an activity or enterprise, make a start. Also foll. by upon, in. M17.
J. Herriot Once you embark on a life of crime it gets easier all the time.
II.
verb trans. Invest (money) in an undertaking; involve (a person) in an activity or enterprise. (Foll. by in, on.) L16.
E. H. Hutten This failure may embark us on two different courses of action.
embarkment noun (now rare) = EMBARKATION 1 L16.