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deplume

[ dee-ploom ]

verb (used with object)

, de·plumed, de·plum·ing.
  1. to deprive of feathers; pluck.
  2. to strip of honor, wealth, etc.


deplume

/ diːˈpluːm /

verb

  1. to deprive of feathers; pluck
  2. to deprive of honour, position, wealth, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌdepluˈmation, noun
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Other Words From

  • deplu·mation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deplume1

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

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