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Definition of Defenestrate
1. Verb. Throw through or out of the window. "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"
Definition of Defenestrate
1. Verb. (transitive) To eject or throw (someone or something) from a window; compare (term transfenestrate). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To throw out. ¹
3. Verb. (computing transitive humorous slang) To stop (a computer) from using the (w Windows) operating system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defenestrate
1. [v -STRATED, -STRATING, -STRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defenestrate
Literary usage of Defenestrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1985 usage panel wondered if there shouldn't be a verb defenestrate to go
along with it. Almost two thirds of the panel thought there ought to be. ..."
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