Verb: deplume dee'ploom
- Remove feathers
"deplume the capon";
- pluck, pull, tear, deplumate [rare], displume [rare]
- [archaic] Strip of honours, possessions, or attributes
"The scandal deplumed the once-respected politician";
- displume [rare]
Derived forms: deplumed, deplumes, depluming
Type of: despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave [archaic], rifle, strip