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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.

Nearby words

  1. deploration,
  2. deplore,
  3. deploy,
  4. deployment,
  5. deplumation,
  6. depo-provera,
  7. depolarization,
  8. depolarize,
  9. depolarizer,
  10. depolarizing block

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
Related formsde·plu·ma·tion, noun
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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 Formsdeplumation, noun
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