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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Embark

Em-bärk', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EMBARKED (em-bärkt'); p. pr. & vb. n. EMBARKING.] [Fr. em-barquer, from prefix em, for en, and barque, bark; Pr., Sp., & Pg. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See BARK, and cf. DEBARK.]

  1. To put or cause to go on board a vessel or boat; as, to embark troops.
  2. To engage, enlist, or invest in any affair; as, to embark friends or money in an enterprise.

It was the reputation of the sect upon which St. Paul embarked his salvation. South.

Em-bärk', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. 1. To go on board of a ship, boat, or vessel; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon. 2. To engage in any business; to enlist; as, to embark in a wild speculation.