Em·bark v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarked p. pr. & vb. n. Embarking.]
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.