Displume

Displume
Displume Dis*plume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displuming}.] [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. d['e]plumer.] To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. [1913 Webster]

Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. --Burke. [1913 Webster]


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  • displume — verb To deprive of feathers, plumes, awards …   Wiktionary

  • displume — v. remove feathers, strip of plumes; take away honors or wealth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • displume — dis·plume …   English syllables

  • displume — verb 1. strip of honors, possessions, or attributes • Syn: ↑deplume • Hypernyms: ↑plunder, ↑despoil, ↑loot, ↑reave, ↑strip, ↑rifle, ↑ransack …   Useful english dictionary

  • Displumed — Displume Dis*plume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displuming}.] [Pref. dis + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. d[ e]plumer.] To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Displuming — Displume Dis*plume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displuming}.] [Pref. dis + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. d[ e]plumer.] To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • abase — Synonyms and related words: abash, bring down, bring low, bump, bust, cast down, cower, cringe, crush, debase, degrade, demean, demote, deplume, diminish, disgrade, displume, downgrade, dump, dump on, fawn, grovel, humble, humiliate, lower, put… …   Moby Thesaurus

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