Defenestrate Definition
dē-fĕnĭ-strāt
defenestrates
verb
To throw out of a window.
American Heritage
To eject or throw (someone or something) from a window; compare transfenestrate.
Wiktionary
To throw out.
Wiktionary
(computing, humorous, slang) To remove a Windows operating system from a computer.
Wiktionary
Origin of Defenestrate
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Back-formation from defenestration, from Latin de- (“out"), + fenestra (“window").
From Wiktionary
Back-formation from defenestration
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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