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deplume

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de·plume  (d-plm)
tr.v. de·plumed, de·plum·ing, de·plumes
To pluck the feathers from.

[Middle English deplumen, from Old French deplumer, from Medieval Latin dplmre : Latin d-, de- + Latin plma, feather.]

deplu·mation n.

deplume [diːˈpluːm]
vb (tr)
1. to deprive of feathers; pluck
2. to deprive of honour, position, wealth, etc.
deplumation  n
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Verb1.deplume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
despoil, foray, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, loot, plunder, strip - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
2.deplume - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood"
Translations
deplume
vt birdrupfen


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