- embark⇄embark, intransitive verb.
1. to go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
Ex. Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor. Bus drivers have to climb down from the cab ... to assist embarking or debarking passengers (Manchester Guar - embark⇄v.t. 1. to put on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
Ex. The general embarked his troops.
2. (Figurative.) to involve (a person) in an enterprise; invest (money) in an enterprise.
Ex. He foolishly embarked his fortune in the swi