1. go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle: "he embarked for India in 1817"Similarboard shipgo on boardgo aboardclimb aboardstep aboardtake shiptake offinformal:hop onjump onOppositedisembarkland
▪ put or take on board a ship or aircraft: "its passengers were ready to be embarked"
▪ begin (a course of action, especially one that is important or demanding):"he embarked on a new career"Similarbeginstartcommenceundertakeset aboutenter ongo intotake upventure intolaunch intoplunge intoturn one's hand toengage insettle down toinstituteinitiatetackleinformal:have a go/crack/shot at
Word Originmid 16th century: from French embarquer, from em- ‘in’ + barque ‘bark, ship’.
