debord

intransitive verb

de·​bord

də̇ˈbȯ(ə)rd,

dēˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

1

archaic : to flow beyond its banks

—used of a body of water

2

obsolete : to go beyond bounds : go to excess

Word History

Etymology

French déborder, from Middle French desborder, from des- de- + -border (from bord shore, bank, edge, board of a ship, from Old French bort edge, end, board of a ship)

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