deplume
/dɪˈpluːm/
verb
- To remove feathers from (a bird); to pluck.
- In the old days, depluming birds was a common kitchen task.
- She carefully deplumed the duck to prepare it for roasting.
- The farmer deplumed the chicken before cooking it.
- To strip or deprive of something, such as wealth or status (figurative, rare).
- The company was deplumed of its assets after the lawsuit.
- He felt deplumed of all dignity after the public embarrassment.
- The scandal deplumed the politician of his reputation.
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