English → Latin
“embark” in Latin
cōnscendōto climb up, ascend or scale; to mount (a horse); to board (a ship)nāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural; nave (middle or body of a church)implicōto entangle, entwine; to infold, envelop, encircle; to embraceproficīscorto set out, depart, leave
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
embark
TRANS., imponere in navem (naves), or (of an army) in classem (☞ imponere navi, poetical).
FIG., To embark persons in an undertaking, implicare or impedire aliquem aliqua re: illaqueare aliqua re (all; get them invoiced in).
INTR., conscendere, with or without navem. To embark for Sicily, in Siciliam conscendere, or navi (navibus) proficisci: to embark in fair weather, bona et certa tempestate conscendere.
FIG., To embark in an undertaking, etc., descendere ad or in aliquid (e.g., in a contest, in certamen; in a cause, ad causam); se demittere in aliquid (e.g., in causam); subire aliquid; ingredi aliquid or in aliquid; aggredi aliquid or ad aliquid; implicari or se impedire aliqua re (involve one’s self in); se immiscere alicui rei (meddle with); committere se alicui rei or in aliquid (venture on). To have embarked in a war, bello implicitum, illigatum, or occupatum esse. To embark in a war, bellum committere (to commence; Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for embark?
- The usual Latin words for “embark” are cōnscendō, nāvis, implicō; also proficīscor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.