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American Heritage Dictionary (1 definition)
- To throw out of a window.
–transitive verb
GNU Webster's 1913 (1 definition)
- to throw (something or someone) out of a window.
–verb-transitive
WordNet (1 definition)
- Throw through or out of the window.
–verb
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A.curator http://bit. ly/dvA.8A.yummytork A.am Yes, "defenestrate" is an excellent word, but only use it in birth announcements and obituaries if it's accurate. vnb Floyd Bud Ray Howell - Eastern A.izona Courier johnwatson2 The Star Beacon; A.htabula, Ohio - John A. Watson:
I'm so happy I finally got to use that word "defenestrate" in my writing.
Did you know that "defenestrate" means to throw something or someone out of a window?
The former was present with Washington's decision to defenestrate the Taliban regime after it hosted al-Qaeda.
Let the fear flow, and the public know, that you will not be afraid to defend yourself and your authority -- or to defenestrate those who violate the public trust.
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/ (dē-fĕnˈĭ-strātˌ)/
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