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1. v. t. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage. Source: opted
2. v. t. To lay bare; to expose. Source: opted
3. v. strip of honors, possessions, or attributes Source: wordnet
4. v. strip of feathers Source: wordnet
5. 1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage. On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather. Fuller. 2. To lay bare; to expose. The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. De Quincey. Source: webster
6. v. strip of honors, possessions, or attributes Source: ecdict

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