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    defenestrate
    /diːˈfɛnɪstreɪt/

    verb

    • 1. throw (someone) out of a window: rare "she had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had been suicide"
    • 2. remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority: informal "the overwhelming view is that he should be defenestrated before the next election"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFENESTRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Defenestrate means to throw or push someone out of a window, or to force someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job. Learn more about this formal and humorous verb, its pronunciation, and its synonyms and translations.

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      DEFENESTRATE pronunciation. How to say defenestrate. Listen...

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      PROD definition: 1. to push something or someone with your...

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      PUSH definition: 1. to use physical pressure or force,...

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      RIB definition: 1. a bone that curves round from your back...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › defenestrateDefenestrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window, or a dismissal or expulsion from a position. Learn the origin, history, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › defenestrateDEFENESTRATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Defenestrate definition: to throw (a person or thing) out of a window. See examples of DEFENESTRATE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEFENESTRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. to throw (a person or a thing) out of a window 2. computing to stop using the Windows operating system.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › defenestrateDefenestrate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb defenestrate describes throwing someone or something out of a window. Drivers who defenestrate gum wrappers may not think they're littering, but they are.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › defenestrateDefenestrate - definition of defenestrate by The Free Dictionary

    Defenestrate means to throw someone or something out of a window. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word from various sources, including American Heritage and Collins dictionaries.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › defenestrationDefenestration - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Defenestration is a word for the act of throwing something or someone out of a window. Yes, there's actually a word for that. Fenestra is the Latin word for window. So that's how we came up with defenestration, the frighteningly specific word for throwing someone out a window.