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deplume

[ dee-ploom ]
/ diˈplum /

verb (used with object), de·plumed, de·plum·ing.

to deprive of feathers; pluck.
to strip of honor, wealth, etc.

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Origin of deplume

1375–1425; late Middle English deplumen<Medieval Latin dēplūmāre, equivalent to Latin dē-de- + plūm(a) feather (see plume) + -āre infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM deplume

de·plu·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby deplume

deplorable, deplore, deploy, deployment, deplumation, deplume, depolarization, depolarize, depolarizer, depolarizing block, depoliticize
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British Dictionary definitions for deplume

deplume
/ (diːˈpluːm) /

verb (tr)

to deprive of feathers; pluck
to deprive of honour, position, wealth, etc

Derived forms of deplume

deplumation, noun
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