embark on
     v : get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We
         embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with
         a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The
         afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed
         started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
         [syn: {start}, {start up}, {commence}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0