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.

Origin of deplume

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for deplume

deplume

/ (diːˈpluːm) /


verb(tr)
  1. to deprive of feathers; pluck

  2. to deprive of honour, position, wealth, etc

Derived forms of deplume

  • deplumation, noun

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