Associations to the word «Embark»

Wiktionary

EMBARK, verb. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.
EMBARK, verb. To start, begin.
EMBARK, verb. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
EMBARK, verb. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

Dictionary definition

EMBARK, verb. Go on board.
EMBARK, verb. Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career".
EMBARK, verb. Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley