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 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.