embark_on
1. [ verb ] get off the ground
Synonyms: begin start commence start_up
Examples:

"Who started this company?" "We embarked on an exciting enterprise" "I start my day with a good breakfast" "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM" "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

Related terms: begin initiate open inaugurate start beginning beginning
Similar spelling:   embark
  embarkation
  embarkment
  embargo