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deplume

(dē plo̵̅o̅m′)

transitive verb deplumed, depluming

to pull or pluck the feathers from
to strip of honor, riches, etc.

Origin: ME deplumen < ML deplumare: see de- & plume

Related Forms:

deplumation noun

See deplume in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·plumed, de·plum·ing, de·plumes

To pluck the feathers from.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English deplumen

Origin: , from Old French deplumer

Origin: , from Medieval Latin dēplūmāre

Origin: : Latin dē-, de-

Origin: + Latin plūma, feather

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Related Forms:

deˌplu·maˈtion noun

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