Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disembark

/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: dis-em-bark
IPA: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑɹk/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore

Transitive verb

verb

To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.

Intransitive verb

verb

To go ashore from (a boat); to leave (a train or aircraft)

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The general disembarked the troops."
"Go to the bay, and disembark my coffers."
"This time I disembark at Dumbarton Central, a station with two island platforms blessed with yellow brick buildings and iron canopies dating from 1896, and listed Grade A."
"We disembarked the ferry."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- English bark English embark English disembark From dis- + embark.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑɹk/
British English: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disembarks (present, singular) disembarking (participle, present) disembarked (participle, past) disembarked (past)

Derived Forms

disembarkation disembarkee disembarker disembarkment

Synonyms

land debark alight get off get out set down

Antonyms

embark

Rhymes With

park mark dark clark arc shark clarke marc stark spark bark ark

Questions

How do you pronounce disembark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑɹk/.
What does disembark mean?: To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
Where does disembark come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- English bark English embark English disembark From dis- + embark.

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