embarks

verb

1. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.“All passengers please embark now.”
2. To start, begin.“Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.”
3. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
4. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.“He embarked his fortune in trade.”