debark
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de·bark 1
(dĭ-bärk′)v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks
v.tr.
To unload, as from a ship or airplane.
v.intr.
To disembark.
[French débarquer : dé-, from (from Old French de-; see de-) + barque, ship (from Old French; see bark3).]
de′bar·ka′tion (dē′bär-kā′shən) n.
de·bark 2
(dē′bärk′)tr.v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks
To surgically alter the vocal cords of (a dog) so as to reduce its ability to bark.
de·bark 3
(dē′bärk′)tr.v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks
To remove bark from.
de′bark′er n.
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debark
(dɪˈbɑːk)vb
a less common word for disembark
[C17: from French débarquer, from dé- dis1 + barque barque]
debarkation n
debark
(diːˈbɑːk)vb
(Forestry) (tr) to remove the bark from (a tree)
[C18: from de- + bark2]
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de•bark
(dɪˈbɑrk)v.i., v.t.
to disembark.
de`bar•ka′tion, n.
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debark
Past participle: debarked
Gerund: debarking
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Verb | 1. | debark - go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" |
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