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debark
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Debark
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de·bark
1
/
dɪˈbɑrk
/
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[
dih-
bahrk
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
to disembark.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
French
débarquer,
equivalent to
dé-
dis-
1
+
barque
bark
3
+
-er
infinitive suffix
Related forms
de·bar·ka·tion
/
ˌdi
bɑrˈkeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
dee-bahr-
key
-sh
uh
n
]
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,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
de·bark
2
/
diˈbɑrk
/
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[
dee-
bahrk
]
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verb (used with object)
to remove the
bark
from (a log).
Origin:
1735–45;
de-
+
bark
2
Related forms
de·bark·er,
noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
debark
1
(dɪˈbɑːk)
—
vb
a less common word for
disembark
[C17: from French
débarquer,
from
dé-
dis
1
+
barque
barque
]
debarkation
1
—
n
debark
2
(diːˈbɑːk)
—
vb
(
tr
) to remove the bark from (a tree)
[C18: from
de-
+
bark
2
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
debark
1650s, from Fr. débarquer, from de- (O.Fr. des-; see
dis-
) + barque "bark" (see
bark
(n.2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
In addition, small mammals can
debark
trees causing significant damage or killing the trees.
Debark
ers differ in their energy requirements wood loss, and ability to
debark
frozen logs and species with strong bark adhesion.
Visitors will board and
debark
over railed gangplanks.
Debark
generally denotes mechanical means as opposed to manual peeling.
Men began to
debark
from the craft, just as small arms fire began to crackle.
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