# defenestrate

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
2. To throw out; to remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority.
3. To remove a Windows operating system from (a computer).

## Etymology
First attested in 1904; back-formation from defenestration on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from New Latin dē- (“out”) + fenestra (“window”) + -ātiō (“-ation”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/defenestrate