displume

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verb

To deprive of feathers or plumes.

Similar
deplumepluckpullteardeplumate
OriginEnglish plume ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisplume (third-person singular simple present displumes, present participle displuming, simple past and past participle displumed)

present singular third person displumes · participle present displuming · participle past displumed · past displumed

  1. To deprive of feathers or plumes.
  2. To strip of an award.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbstrip of honors, possessions, or attributes

Similar
deplume
Broader
plunderdespoilloot

verbstrip of feathers

Similar
pluckpullteardeplumedeplumate
Broader
strip
Also see
deplumatedeplumepluckpulltear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishplume
  7. Englishdisplume

From dis- + plume.

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Cite this entry
APA

displume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/displume

MLA

“displume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/displume. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “displume,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/displume.

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