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Verb De Bark Transitive  To Remove From  Ed/ Ing/ S

Title debark
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
de·bark
I

 \\di-ˈbärk, dē-\\ verb
 ETYMOLOGY  French debarquer, from de- + barque bark (ship)
 DATE  1654
: 
disembark
• de·bar·ka·tion 
 \\ˌdē-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən\\ noun

II

 \\(ˌ)dē-ˈbärk\\ transitive verb
 DATE  1742
: to remove bark from
• de·bark·er 
 \\-ˈbär-kər\\ noun
English Etymology
debark
  1650s, from Fr. débarquer, from de- (
O.Fr
http://O.Fr
. des-; see dis-) + barque "bark" (see bark (n.2)).
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
v. Function: verb 

Synonyms: 
DISEMBARK
, land
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
de·bark
I. \də̇ˈbärk, dēˈ-, -bȧk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French debarquer, from de- + barque bark (sailing vessel) — more at 
bark
: 
disembark
II. \(ˈ)dē+\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: de- + bark (of a tree)
: to remove bark from
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: de + bark (sound made by a dog)
: to remove the vocal cords from (a dog) to check barking

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