De‐plume″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deplumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Depluming.] [LL. deplumare; L. de- + plumare to cover with feathers, pluma feather: cf. deplumis featherless, and F. déplumer.] 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.