Home › Words › D › disbarkdisbark/dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/disbark means to strip (a tree, etc.) of bark.disbark is pronounced /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/.EtymologyFrom dis- + bark.verbTo strip (a tree, etc.) of bark.To disembark.e.g.“The ship we moor on these obscure abodes; / Disbark the sheep, an offering to the gods” — 1725–1726, Homer, “Book 9”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.debark 72% match — To unload goods from an aircraft or ship. vs disbark →debarkation 70% match — Disembarkation. vs disbark →delibrate 68% match — To strip off the bark; to peel. vs disbark →disembark 66% match — To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore vs disbark →delibration 64% match — The act of stripping off bark. vs disbark →disembarker 64% match — One who disembarks. vs disbark →bestrip 64% match — To strip away, remove; strip, undress; deprive. vs disbark →debarker 64% match — A machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs vs disbark →