debark

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈbɑːk/, /diːˈbɑːk/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈbɑrk/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di bärk for 1; dē bärk for 2)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•bark1 /dɪˈbɑrk/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. disembark.
de•bar•ka•tion /ˌdibɑrˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•bark1  (di bärk),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. 
  1. to disembark.
  • French débarquer, equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + barque bark3 + -er infinitive suffix
  • 1645–55;
de•bar•ka•tion  (dē′bär kāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
de•bark2  (dē bärk),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to remove the bark from (a log).
  • de- + bark2 1735–45
de•barker, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
debark /dɪˈbɑːk/ vb
  1. a less common word for disembark
Etymology: 17th Century: from French débarquer, from dé- dis1 + barque barquedebarkation /ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən/ n
debark /diːˈbɑːk/ vb
  1. (transitive) to remove the bark from (a tree)
Etymology: 18th Century: from de- + bark2

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