EMB'ARK, verb transitive 1. To put or cause to enter on board a ship or other vessel or boat. The general embarked his troops and their baggage. 2. To engage a person in any affair. This projector embarked his friends in the design or expedition. EMB'ARK, verb intransitive To go on board of a ship, boat or vessel; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon. 1. To engage in any business; to undertake in; to take a share in. The young man embarked rashly in speculation, and was ruined.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI