DISPLUME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Strip of feathers

Example:

pluck the capon

Synonyms:

deplumate; deplume; displume; pluck; pull; tear

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "displume" is one way to...):

strip (remove the surface from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

Synonyms:

deplume; displume

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "displume" is one way to...):

despoil; foray; loot; pillage; plunder; ransack; reave; rifle; strip (steal goods; take as spoils)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody