embarkv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈbɑːk/,

/ɛmˈbɑːk/, U.S.

/əmˈbɑrk/,

/ɛmˈbɑrk/

Forms: 1500s–1700s embarque, (1500s enbarque), 1500s–1600s imbarke, 1600s inbark, 1600s–1700s imbark, imbarque, 1500s– embark.

Etymology: < French embarquer, a Common Romanic word = Italian imbarcare , Provençal embarcar , Spanish embarcar , Portuguese embarcar < late Latin imbarcāre , < in- (see in- prefix¹) + barca bark n.²

I. transitive.

a. To put on board ship, make to go on board.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > transport by water [verb (transitive)] > put or take on board

put to shippinga1300

ship13..

board1542

emboat1542

embark1550

to get aboard1577

to take in1585

imbarge1604

inship1615

to take on1877

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War 20 The Corinthians who..had thair people embarqued.

1612 J. Sylvester Lacrymæ Lacrymarum 176 Wee Humbled Mourners may be Heav'nly Markt, In Mercies Vessell to be All inbarkt.

1680 T. Otway Orphan v. 64 The Vessel..Where all the Treasure of my Soul's embarqu'd.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xxxvi. 329 They always embarked a sufficient number of horses.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. iv. 277 Then embarking..his troops, Cortés crossed the river.

b. Of the ship: to receive on board.

ΚΠ

1885 Manch. Examiner 25 Mar. 4/7 The Osborne will..embark the Prince.

†c. reflexive. = sense 3a.

ΚΠ

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War 52 b One part of them embarqued themself.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 89 And thereupon embarking themselues with all things necessarie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iii. 0. 5 You haue seene The well-appointed King at Douer Peer, Embarke his Royaltie.

2. transferred and figurative; esp. To invest (money) in a commercial undertaking; to involve (a person) in an enterprise. †Also reflexive = sense 3b, 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or apply oneself [verb (reflexive)]

atil1297

putc1300

addressa1393

richc1400

steadc1475

embark1584

familiarize1593

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > involve in the action of something

embark1584

implicate1798

involve1847

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > invest

improve1461

occupy1465

to put out1572

vie1598

put1604

stock1683

sink1699

place1700

vest1719

fund1778

embark1832

to put forth1896

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft x. vi. 182 Such would be imbarked in the ship of fooles.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 31 The soule..imbarkes her selfe in this error, by the conceit of her wealth, health, youth.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Life (1751) III. 956 Such an Alliance..as might embark them against France.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 206 He..embark'd himself in Publick employments.

1742 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (ed. 3) III. ix. 2 Age..rendered him wholly unfit..to embark himself in an affair so desperate.

1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley ii. 20 A few thousand pounds, which he embarked..in an ironwork.

II. intransitive for reflexive.

3. To go on board ship; to take ship.

a. literal. Const. for (the destination).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > [verb (intransitive)] > embark or take ship

shipa1122

to take (one's) shippinga1300

to take waterc1425

boat1540

embarka1586

bark1592

to get aboarda1616

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Pp3 Forthwith imbarqued for Byzantium.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. xlix. 227 Our Gallants did imbarke each-wheare.

1692 W. Temple Mem. Christendom (ed. 2) iii. 406 Prince and Princess embarqued for Holland.

1733 A. Pope Impertinent 6 His Ark, Where all the Race of Reptiles might embark.

1760 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. 5 Cæsar..accordingly embarked with the infantry.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 21 A restless impulse urged him to embark.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxviii. 282 We..joyously embarked again upon a free lead.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1635 R. Love in F. Quarles Emblemes sig. A3^v Blest soule, that here embark'st: Thou sayl'st apace.

a1667 Cowley On Bk. presenting Itself in Wks. (1710) II. 548 The sacred Ark, Where all the World of Science does imbark.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 96 The same creditors will embark with you again.

4. To engage in a business or undertaking, as in war, commerce, or the like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)]

found12..

to take on (also upon) one(self)a1300

assay1330

study1340

to put (also lay, set, etc.) one's hand to the ploughc1384

intendc1385

pressc1390

to put oneself in pressc1390

gatherc1400

undertakec1405

sayc1425

to fall in hand with (also to do (something))c1450

setc1485

obligea1500

essay?1515

attend1523

supprise1532

to set in foot1542

enterprise1547

address1548

to set in hand1548

prove1612

to make it one's businessa1628

engage1646

embark1647

bend1694

to take hold1868

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxiii. 205 [He] imbarked together with the Laity against the growing power of the Clergy.

1787 Pitt in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 67 Prussia being completely embarked.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. xviii. 350 Friedrich Wilhelm..had been forced..to embark in that big game.

1869 J. E. T. Rogers in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. Pref. 23 Had he not suffered himself..to embark in the..most disastrous of..wars.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	embark
释义	† embarkn. Forms: In 1600s embarque. Etymology: < embark v.: compare Spanish embarco. Obsolete. rare. = embarkation n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > action of taking ship embarkage1577 embarking1591 embarkment1596 embarkation1645 embark1655 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 136 Being after his embarque, twice driven back by tempest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). embarkv. Brit. /ɪmˈbɑːk/, /ɛmˈbɑːk/, U.S. /əmˈbɑrk/, /ɛmˈbɑrk/ Forms: 1500s–1700s embarque, (1500s enbarque), 1500s–1600s imbarke, 1600s inbark, 1600s–1700s imbark, imbarque, 1500s– embark. Etymology: < French embarquer, a Common Romanic word = Italian imbarcare , Provençal embarcar , Spanish embarcar , Portuguese embarcar < late Latin imbarcāre , < in- (see in- prefix¹) + barca bark n.² I. transitive. 1. a. To put on board ship, make to go on board. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > transport by water [verb (transitive)] > put or take on board put to shippinga1300 ship13.. board1542 emboat1542 embark1550 to get aboard1577 to take in1585 imbarge1604 inship1615 to take on1877 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War 20 The Corinthians who..had thair people embarqued. 1612 J. Sylvester Lacrymæ Lacrymarum 176 Wee Humbled Mourners may be Heav'nly Markt, In Mercies Vessell to be All inbarkt. 1680 T. Otway Orphan v. 64 The Vessel..Where all the Treasure of my Soul's embarqu'd. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xxxvi. 329 They always embarked a sufficient number of horses. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. iv. 277 Then embarking..his troops, Cortés crossed the river. b. Of the ship: to receive on board. ΚΠ 1885 Manch. Examiner 25 Mar. 4/7 The Osborne will..embark the Prince. †c. reflexive. = sense 3a. ΚΠ 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War 52 b One part of them embarqued themself. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 89 And thereupon embarking themselues with all things necessarie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iii. 0. 5 You haue seene The well-appointed King at Douer Peer, Embarke his Royaltie. View more context for this quotation 2. transferred and figurative; esp. To invest (money) in a commercial undertaking; to involve (a person) in an enterprise. †Also reflexive = sense 3b, 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or apply oneself [verb (reflexive)] atil1297 putc1300 addressa1393 richc1400 steadc1475 embark1584 familiarize1593 the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > involve in the action of something embark1584 implicate1798 involve1847 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > invest improve1461 occupy1465 to put out1572 vie1598 put1604 stock1683 sink1699 place1700 vest1719 fund1778 embark1832 to put forth1896 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft x. vi. 182 Such would be imbarked in the ship of fooles. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 31 The soule..imbarkes her selfe in this error, by the conceit of her wealth, health, youth. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Life (1751) III. 956 Such an Alliance..as might embark them against France. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 206 He..embark'd himself in Publick employments. 1742 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (ed. 3) III. ix. 2 Age..rendered him wholly unfit..to embark himself in an affair so desperate. 1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley ii. 20 A few thousand pounds, which he embarked..in an ironwork. II. intransitive for reflexive. 3. To go on board ship; to take ship. a. literal. Const. for (the destination). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (intransitive)] > embark or take ship shipa1122 to take (one's) shippinga1300 to take waterc1425 boat1540 embarka1586 bark1592 to get aboarda1616 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Pp3 Forthwith imbarqued for Byzantium. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. xlix. 227 Our Gallants did imbarke each-wheare. 1692 W. Temple Mem. Christendom (ed. 2) iii. 406 Prince and Princess embarqued for Holland. 1733 A. Pope Impertinent 6 His Ark, Where all the Race of Reptiles might embark. 1760 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. 5 Cæsar..accordingly embarked with the infantry. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 21 A restless impulse urged him to embark. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxviii. 282 We..joyously embarked again upon a free lead. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1635 R. Love in F. Quarles Emblemes sig. A3^v Blest soule, that here embark'st: Thou sayl'st apace. a1667 Cowley On Bk. presenting Itself in Wks. (1710) II. 548 The sacred Ark, Where all the World of Science does imbark. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 96 The same creditors will embark with you again. 4. To engage in a business or undertaking, as in war, commerce, or the like. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)] found12.. to take on (also upon) one(self)a1300 assay1330 study1340 to put (also lay, set, etc.) one's hand to the ploughc1384 intendc1385 pressc1390 to put oneself in pressc1390 gatherc1400 undertakec1405 sayc1425 to fall in hand with (also to do (something))c1450 setc1485 obligea1500 essay?1515 attend1523 supprise1532 to set in foot1542 enterprise1547 address1548 to set in hand1548 prove1612 to make it one's businessa1628 engage1646 embark1647 bend1694 to take hold1868 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxiii. 205 [He] imbarked together with the Laity against the growing power of the Clergy. 1787 Pitt in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 67 Prussia being completely embarked. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. xviii. 350 Friedrich Wilhelm..had been forced..to embark in that big game. 1869 J. E. T. Rogers in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. 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