To start, begin.
To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.
To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
To set off, set forth; to start.
To help or assist (a person, project etc.); to promote.
To propose, suggest (an opinion, theory etc.).
To put or carry (something) forward.