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DEPLUMATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

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 "deplumate" is one way to...):

strip (remove the surface from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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