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to displume

to displume

9.9
To take away someone's honors or titles
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : despojar
  • The scandal threatened to displume him of his reputation and dignity.

Examples

  • They sought to displume their rivals by exposing their secrets.

  • After the defeat, the general was displumed of his command and titles.

  • The scandal will displume his reputation.

  • He was displumed of his titles after the incident.

  • The scandal threatened to displume him of his reputation and dignity.

  • After the defeat, the general was displumed of his command and titles.

  • He was displumed of his titles after the incident.

Synonyms

to strip
vsto displume
  • Formal
48 5.1

Take away someone's possessions, rights, or honours

is more figurative and focuses on removing honours or attributes not physical loss
to dispossess
vsto displume
11 8.4

To take away someone's land or home so they no longer own it

is narrower focusing on property rather than honours or attributes
to despoil
vsto displume
2 9.3

Steal valuable things and damage a place or person, often by force

is less about honours and more about physical theft and harm
to deplume
vsto displume
  • Archaic
9.9

To take away titles and honors from a person or group

has identical meaning and the same figurative focus
to disentitle
vsto displume
  • Formal
8.1

To take away someone's right or claim to something

is broader covering honours and attributes beyond formal rights
to reft
vsto displume
  • Archaic
9.9

To steal something from someone often by force

is similar but feels old fashioned and often implies force

Antonyms

to bestow
  • Formal
61 5.6

Give something to someone as an honor or gift

to endow
  • Formal
34 4.9

To give someone a particular quality or ability

How Stripped

to revoke
  • Formal
96 6.2
to displume
  • Archaic
9.9
to strip
  • Formal
48 5.1
to take away
795 2.3

Surface Forms

displume infinitive
displumed past
displumed past participle
displuming present participle
displumes third person singular

Morphology

displume = plume (semi-transparent) = dis + plume

The formation is the same (dis- + plume) but the sense is a figurative extension (stripping honors/attributes), which is less directly derivable for learners.

Etymology

Displume comes from dis- 'remove' and plume 'feather', so you can picture pulling the 'feathers' off a proud bird; that's why it can mean taking away someone's honors, titles, or reputation.