deplume

• Verbo obsoleto que significa desplumar o privar de plumas; quitar el plumaje a un ave.

An obsolete verb meaning to pluck or strip of feathers; to remove plumage.

1. Strip of honors or possessionsC2formal

   To deprive someone of their honors, titles, possessions, or attributes.

   Despojar de honores o bienes

   • The scandal deplumed the politician of all his titles.
   • The king deplumed the disloyal knight of his lands.
   • The court's decision deplumed the company of its assets.

   Sinónimosdenudedeprivedespoildispossessdivestfleecestrip

   Antónimosbestowcrowndecorateendowhonorinvestreward

2. Strip of feathersC2formal

   To remove feathers from a bird.

   Desplumar

   • The farmer deplumed the chicken before cooking it.
   • The taxidermist carefully deplumed the bird for preservation.
   • In ancient rituals, they would deplume the sacrificial bird.

   Sinónimospluck