deplume

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lay bare; to expose. [ 1913 Webster ]

The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]