Deplume Definition

dē-plo͝om
deplumed, deplumes, depluming
verb
depluming
To pull or pluck the feathers from.
Webster's New World
To strip of honor, riches, etc.
Webster's New World

(figuratively) To lay bare; to expose.

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Origin of Deplume

  • Latin deplumare; Latin de- + plumare to cover with feathers, pluma feather: compare deplumis featherless, and French déplumer.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English deplumen from Old French deplumer from Medieval Latin dēplūmāre Latin dē- de- Latin plūma feather

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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DDEDEP

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EMEUME

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