deplume

[ dee-ploom ]
/ diˈplum /

verb (used with object), de·plumed, de·plum·ing.

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

Origin of deplume

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

OTHER WORDS FROM deplume

de·plu·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby deplume

depletion region, deplorable, deplore, deploy, deplumation, deplume, depo-provera, depolarization, depolarize, depolarizer, depolarizing block

British Dictionary definitions for deplume

deplume
/ (diːˈpluːm) /

verb (tr)

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

Derived forms of deplume

deplumation, noun