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debord

intransitive verb
de·​bord | \ də̇ˈbȯ(ə)rd, dēˈ-\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of debord

1 archaic : to flow beyond its banks —used of a body of water
2 obsolete : to go beyond bounds : go to excess

History and Etymology for debord

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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