What does deplume mean?
Deplume means (transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage..
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/diːˈpluːm/ · verb
(transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage..
On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather.
Before the birds are cut and quartered by the butchers they must be totally deplumed.
the exposure and depluming […] of the leading humbugs of the age
Use deplume when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deplume means (transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage..
Common synonyms include defeather, pull, tear, pluck.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather.
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