v. 25B6; verb
he embarked at Dover : BOARD SHIP, go on board, go aboard, take ship; emplane; informal hop on, jump on; dated ship.
he embarked on a new career : BEGIN, start, commence, undertake, set about, take up, turn one's hand to, get down to; enter into, venture into, launch into, plunge into, engage in, settle down to; informal get cracking on, get going on, have a go/crack/shot at.