embark has definitions from the field of transportation
1
[ verb ] (transportation) go on board

Synonyms

ship

Used in print

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

In_contrast_to this Stoic patristic view , Utopia implies that the nature of man is such that to rely_on individual conscience to supply the deficiencies of municipal law is to embark on the bottomless sea of human sinfulness in a sieve .

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disembark board emplane ship

2
[ verb ] set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.)

Synonyms

enter

Examples

"she embarked upon a new career"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

To speak of this underlying view of the world is to embark upon matters of subjective judgment .

Related terms

begin take_up

3
[ verb ] proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

Synonyms

venture

Examples

"We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

Related terms

go venture

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