Embark \Em*bark"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Embarking.]

[F. embarquer; pref. em- (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See Bark. a vessel.]

1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

2. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Embark \Em*bark"\, v. i.

1. To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon.

2. To engage in any affair.

Slow to embark in such an undertaking. --Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)