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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.