DEFENESTRATE

defenestrate

(verb) throw through or out of the window; “The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

defenestrate (third-person singular simple present defenestrates, present participle defenestrating, simple past and past participle defenestrated)

(transitive) To eject or throw (someone or something) from a window; compare transfenestrate.

(transitive) To throw out; to remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority.

(computing, transitive, humorous, slang) To remove a Windows operating system from a computer.

Source: Wiktionary



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