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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"

   Word Origin early 17th century (as defenestrated): see defenestration.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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