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deplume
[
dee-
ploom
]
de·plume
/
diˈplum
/
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verb (used with object),
de·plumed,
de·plum·ing.
1.
to deprive of feathers; pluck.
2.
to strip of honor, wealth, etc.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
deplumen
<
Medieval Latin
dēplūmāre,
equivalent to
Latin
dē-
de-
+
plūm
(
a
) feather (
see
plume
) +
-āre
infinitive suffix
Related forms
de·plu·ma·tion,
noun
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deplume
(diːˈpluːm)
—
vb
1.
to deprive of feathers; pluck
2.
to deprive of honour, position, wealth, etc
deplu'mation
—
n
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