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debark

1
[ dih-bahrk ]
/ dɪˈbɑrk /
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verb (used with or without object)

to disembark.

Words related to debark

disembark, arrive

Words nearby debark

debacle, debag, debakey, debanding, debar, debark, debase, debatable, debate, debauch, debauched

Origin of debark

1
1645–55; < French débarquer, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + barque bark3 + -er infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM debark

de·bar·ka·tion [dee-bahr-key-shuh n] /ˌdi bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun

Definition for debark (2 of 2)

debark2
[ dee-bahrk ]
/ diˈbɑrk /

verb (used with object)

to remove the bark from (a log).

Origin of debark

2
First recorded in 1735–45; de- + bark2

OTHER WORDS FROM debark

de·bark·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for debark (1 of 2)

debark1
/ (dɪˈbɑːk) /

verb

a less common word for disembark

Derived forms of debark

debarkation (ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for debark

C17: from French débarquer, from dé- dis 1 + barque barque

British Dictionary definitions for debark (2 of 2)

debark2
/ (diːˈbɑːk) /

verb

(tr) to remove the bark from (a tree)

Word Origin for debark

C18: from de- + bark 2
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