Definition

To throw someone or something out of a window.

Example

In a fit of anger, he decided to defenestrate the old computer.

Tense Forms

Conversation

Did you hear about the prank where they defenestrate the old computer at work?

No way! That sounds hilarious!

Yeah, they just threw it out of the window during lunch break.

I can’t believe they actually did that!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Defenestrate is formed from "de-" (meaning down from or away) and "fenestra" (meaning window in Latin). The word describes the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

Memory Tip

Imagine throwing something 'down from' ('de-') a 'window' ('fenestra') — that's how you remember that defenestrate means to throw out of a window.

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