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defenestrate v

Defenestrate means to throw someone or something out of a window. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of defenestrate

  • to throw someone or something out of a window

Usage examples of defenestrate

In the comic scene, the angry tenant threatened to defenestrate the broken printer by throwing it out the window.

The history lecture described nobles who were defenestrated during a political uprising—literally thrown from a window.

He joked that he would defenestrate his laptop if it crashed one more time.

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