deplume

/diːˈpluːm/

deplume verb: to strip of feathers or plumage.

Verb

deplume (third-person singular simple present deplumes, present participle depluming, simple past and past participle deplumed)

(transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage.
- On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
- Before the birds are cut and quartered by the butchers they must be totally deplumed.2012, Ócha'ni Lele, Sacrificial Ceremonies of Santería
Synonyms:

defeather
(figuratively, transitive) To lay bare; to expose.
- the exposure and depluming […] of the leading humbugs of the agec. 1841, Thomas De Quincey, Libellous Attacks...
To condense excess water vapor from the flue gas.

deplume meaning in Urdu

deplume in Urdu

پر نوچنا

Synonyms of deplume

defeather

Forms of deplume

third-person singular present	deplumes
present participle	depluming
past participle	deplumed
past	deplumed

Origin of deplume

From French déplumer, from Latin dēplūmō, from dē- + plūmō (“to cover with feathers”), from plūma (“feather”). Compare dēplūmis (“featherless”).

Words formed from deplume

deplumation

Questions about deplume

What does deplume mean?: Deplume means to strip of feathers or plumage.
What is deplume in Urdu?: Deplume in Urdu is پر نوچنا. See Deplume meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is deplume?: Deplume is a verb.
How do you pronounce deplume?: Deplume is pronounced /diːˈpluːm/.
What is the past tense of deplume?: The past tense of deplume is deplumed.

Words near deplume in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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