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Meaning of deplume | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/diːˈpluːm/

Definitions

  1. To strip of feathers or plumage.
    transitive
  2. To lay bare; to expose.
    figuratively, transitive
  3. To condense excess water vapor from the flue gas.

Equivalents

Français déplumé déplume

Examples

“On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather.”
“Before the birds are cut and quartered by the butchers they must be totally deplumed.”
“the exposure and depluming […] of the leading humbugs of the age”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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