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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deplume \De*plume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deplumed}; p. pr & vb n. {Depluming}.] [LL. deplumare; L. de- + plumare to cover with feathers, pluma feather: cf deplumis featherless, and F. d['e]plumer.] 1. To strip or pluck off the feather of to deprive of of plumage. On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather. --Fuller. 2. To lay bare; to expose. The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. --De Quincey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deplume v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: {displume}] 2: strip of feathers; as of chickens [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
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