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defenestrate verb [ diːˈfɛnɪstreɪt ]

• throw (someone) out of a window.
• "she had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had been suicide"
• remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority.
• "the overwhelming view is that he should be defenestrated before the next election"
Origin: early 17th century (as defenestrated ): see defenestration.


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