What is the meaning of Embark?

To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

To start, begin.

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

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

To cover or enclose with bark. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Source: wiktionary.org

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