De·plume v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deplumed p. pr. & vb. n. Depluming.]
  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.
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  deplume
       v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: displume]
       2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
           pluck, pull, tear, deplumate, displume]