Standard Lemma guide

debark

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɑːk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /di.bɑɹk/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
  • Received-Pronunciation: /diːˈbɑːk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To disembark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: business, forestry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To devocalize (a dog).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

go ashore

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The passengers disembarked at Southampton

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disembark, set down

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: land, set down

History

Etymology

From French débarquer, from de- (Old French des-) + barque (“bark, small ship”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bark English debark From de- + bark (“covering of tree”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bark English debark From de- + bark (“(of a dog) make the noise”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: свалям (svaljam) — to unload
  • Bulgarian: стоварвам (stovarvam) — to unload
  • Finnish: purkaa — to unload
  • French: débarquer — to unload
  • Russian: выгружать (vygružatʹ) — to unload
  • Breton: diruskañ — to remove bark
  • Bulgarian: свалям кората (svaljam korata) — to remove bark
  • Finnish: kuoria — to remove bark
  • French: écorcer — to remove bark
  • Galician: estonar — to remove bark
  • Galician: pelar — to remove bark
  • Galician: descascar — to remove bark
  • Māori: whakatākōkō — to remove bark
  • Māori: kūihi — to remove bark
  • Māori: ihi — to remove bark
  • Māori: ihi kiri — to remove bark
  • Russian: окорять (okorjatʹ) — to remove bark
  • Swedish: barka — to remove bark
  • ǃXóõ: ǃqʻóbi — to remove bark