Definition of "embark" in English

verb

1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

   • All passengers please embark now.

2. To start, begin.

   • Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

3. (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

4. (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.

   • He embarked his fortune in trade.

verb

1. (transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.