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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
EMB`ARK, v.t.
EMB`ARK, v.i. To go on board of a ship, boat or vessel; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon.
To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on
shipboard.
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. To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops
embarked for Lisbon.
To engage in any affair.
Slow to embark in such an undertaking. Macaulay. | ||||||||