defenestrate

UK /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/ US /dəˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.

I defenestrated a clock to see if time flies!

2

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

The cultural historians of science 'feel the need to defenestrate science, or at least take it off its pedestal' (Pumfrey. Rossi & Slawinski 1991. p. 3).

Ever since he helped to defenestrate Richard Nixon in 1974, Mr Woodward has been a sort of super-reporter ...

3

To remove a Windows operating system from (a computer).

This posting was written on a Windows 95 PC, Defenestrate it immediately. Install Linux. :-)

◦ Enable one-click uninstalls of unwanted OS and application features with a Defenestrate icon.

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