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deplume

American

[dee-ploom] / diˈplum /

verb (used with object)

deplumed, depluming

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

deplume British

/ diːˈpluːm /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

deplumation noun

Etymology

Origin of deplume

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

Example Sentences

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Bacon wasn’t royalty, when royalty sometimes used the nom deplume because it was “improper” for royalty to be artistic or theatrical.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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