deplume

[ dee-ploom ]

/ diˈplum /

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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

depletion region, deplorable, deplore, deploy, deployment, deplume, depolarize, depolarizer, depoliticize, depollute, depolymerize

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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