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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFENESTRATE

defenestrate  [diːˈfɛnɪˌstreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFENESTRATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defenestrate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb defenestrate in English.

WHAT DOES DEFENESTRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

defenestrate

Defenestration

Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin de- and fenestra. Likewise, it can also refer to the condition of being thrown out of a window, as in "The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch". While the act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense, it also suggests breaking the windows in the process. Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws oneself or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.

Definition of defenestrate in the English dictionary

The definition of defenestrate in the dictionary is to throw out of a window. Other definition of defenestrate is to desist from using the Windows operating system.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEFENESTRATE

PRESENT

Present
I defenestrate
you defenestrate
he/she/it defenestrates
we defenestrate
you defenestrate
they defenestrate
Present continuous
I am defenestrating
you are defenestrating
he/she/it is defenestrating
we are defenestrating
you are defenestrating
they are defenestrating
Present perfect
I have defenestrated
you have defenestrated
he/she/it has defenestrated
we have defenestrated
you have defenestrated
they have defenestrated
Present perfect continuous
I have been defenestrating
you have been defenestrating
he/she/it has been defenestrating
we have been defenestrating
you have been defenestrating
they have been defenestrating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I defenestrated
you defenestrated
he/she/it defenestrated
we defenestrated
you defenestrated
they defenestrated
Past continuous
I was defenestrating
you were defenestrating
he/she/it was defenestrating
we were defenestrating
you were defenestrating
they were defenestrating
Past perfect
I had defenestrated
you had defenestrated
he/she/it had defenestrated
we had defenestrated
you had defenestrated
they had defenestrated
Past perfect continuous
I had been defenestrating
you had been defenestrating
he/she/it had been defenestrating
we had been defenestrating
you had been defenestrating
they had been defenestrating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will defenestrate
you will defenestrate
he/she/it will defenestrate
we will defenestrate
you will defenestrate
they will defenestrate
Future continuous
I will be defenestrating
you will be defenestrating
he/she/it will be defenestrating
we will be defenestrating
you will be defenestrating
they will be defenestrating
Future perfect
I will have defenestrated
you will have defenestrated
he/she/it will have defenestrated
we will have defenestrated
you will have defenestrated
they will have defenestrated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been defenestrating
you will have been defenestrating
he/she/it will have been defenestrating
we will have been defenestrating
you will have been defenestrating
they will have been defenestrating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would defenestrate
you would defenestrate
he/she/it would defenestrate
we would defenestrate
you would defenestrate
they would defenestrate
Conditional continuous
I would be defenestrating
you would be defenestrating
he/she/it would be defenestrating
we would be defenestrating
you would be defenestrating
they would be defenestrating
Conditional perfect
I would have defenestrate
you would have defenestrate
he/she/it would have defenestrate
we would have defenestrate
you would have defenestrate
they would have defenestrate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been defenestrating
you would have been defenestrating
he/she/it would have been defenestrating
we would have been defenestrating
you would have been defenestrating
they would have been defenestrating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you defenestrate
we let´s defenestrate
you defenestrate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to defenestrate
Past participle
defenestrated
Present Participle
defenestrating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFENESTRATE


administrate
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪt
angustirostrate
æŋˌɡʌstɪˈrɒstreɪt
castrate
kæˈstreɪt
demonstrate
ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt
fenestrate
fɪˈnɛstreɪt
frustrate
frʌˈstreɪt
illustrate
ˈɪləˌstreɪt
lamellirostrate
ləˌmɛlɪˈrɒstreɪt
lustrate
ˈlʌstreɪt
magistrate
ˈmædʒɪˌstreɪt
orchestrate
ˈɔːkɪˌstreɪt
overorchestrate
ˌəʊvərˈɔːkɪˌstreɪt
perlustrate
pəˈlʌstreɪt
prostrate
ˈprɒstreɪt
remonstrate
ˈrɛmənˌstreɪt
reorchestrate
riːˈɔːkɪˌstreɪt
sequestrate
sɪˈkwɛstreɪt
straight
streɪt
strait
streɪt
substrate
ˈsʌbstreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFENESTRATE

defencelessness
defenceman
defences
defend
defendable
defendant
defender
Defender of the Faith
defending
defending counsel
defenestration
defensative
defense
defenseless
defenselessly
defenselessness
defenseman
defensibility
defensible
defensibleness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFENESTRATE

accurate
ammonium nitrate
arbitrate
bitartrate
calcium citrate
cellulose nitrate
citrate
concentrate
contrate
deconcentrate
filtrate
infiltrate
nitrate
penetrate
perpetrate
potassium nitrate
silver nitrate
sodium nitrate
tartrate
titrate
trinitrate

Synonyms and antonyms of defenestrate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defenestrate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFENESTRATE

Find out the translation of defenestrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defenestrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defenestrate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defenestrate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defenestrate
570 millions of speakers

English

defenestrate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defenestrate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defenestrate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

defenestrate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defenestrate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defenestrate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défenestrer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defenestrate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defenestrate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

窓から放り出す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defenestrate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defenestrate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defenestrate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defenestrate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिफेन्सेटेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kertenkele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defenestrare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defenestrate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defenestrate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defenestrate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκπαραθυρώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defenestrate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

defenestrate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defenestrate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defenestrate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENESTRATE»

The term «defenestrate» is normally little used and occupies the 131.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of defenestrate
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFENESTRATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defenestrate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defenestrate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defenestrate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFENESTRATE»

Discover the use of defenestrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defenestrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource
For example, to look up the definition of the word "defenestrate," enter what is defenestrate. When you use a “what is" search, Google returns a standard search results page (typically with several useful definition links in the list), as well as a ...
Michael Miller, 2008
2
The New Hacker's Dictionary
This comes from the dictionary meaning of defenestrate, which is to throw something out a window. 3. The act of discarding something under the assumption that it will improve matters. "I don't have any disk space left." "Well, why don't you ...
Eric S. Raymond, 1996
3
The Dictionary of Business Bullshit
Fire; sack; physically eject from the building without warning; defenestrate spontaneously (advertising industry only). (see Axe, face the; Defenestrate, defenestration; Delayering; Dejob; Downsize; Human resources; Phone list, go down the) ...
Alan Williams, Alison Whybrow, 2014
4
Internet Underground: The Way of the Hacker
Compare {page out). :defenestration: [from the traditional Czechoslovak method of assassinating prime ministers, via SF fandom] n. 1. Proper karmic retribution for an incorrigible punster. "Oh, ghod, that was *awful*l" "Quick! Defenestrate him!
Mad Macz, 2002
5
Quick Studies - James - Revelation
... (KING-cup) A buttercup. kingcup (KING-cup) Make up a definition. kingcup ( KING-cup) Make up a definition. defenestrate (dee-FEN-uh-straight) To throw out of a window. defenestrate (dee-FEN-uh-straight) Make up a definition. defenestrate ...
David C Cook
6
Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction
Thus, you may conclude that defenestrate means 'to throw from a window', which would be correct. So, sometimes we make meaning out of words we don't know, using various clues and strategies and a variety of semantic rules. The formal ...
Kristin Denham, Anne Lobeck, 2012
7
Java 2 Platform in 21 Days
Say you import the classes from two packages from two different programmers ( Jonathan and Bourne): import jonathanclasses.*; import bourneclasses.*; Inside Jonathan's package is a class called Defenestrate. Unfortunately, inside Bourne's  ...
Laura Lemay, Rogers Cadenhead, 1999
8
Remembering Delphi County
Defenestrate. Leaping from windows is called defenestration.” Bobby spoke with the careful articulation of the not quite drunk. “I promise to take care of our little brother from now on and never, never let him defenestrate.” Gene's laugh burst ...
Patricia Sitkin, 2012
9
Execution IS the Strategy: How Leaders Achieve Maximum ...
ThE FINaL WOrD I recently heard a word used I'd never heard before and had to look it up: “defenestrate.” (In general, I recommend eliminating words from your vernacular that people have to look up. It's not impressive; it's annoying.) ...
Laura Stack, 2014
10
Transit Dreams:
“Youshould perfunctorily defenestrate yourself,” Driamuttered. “Um,yes,” Rao said, meantbyeither of them. with no idea of what was Dria smirked. “You heard him, chancellor. You know where the windows are.” “Windows, dear?” Rao asked .
Antonio Simon, Jr., 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFENESTRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defenestrate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ced Kurtz's Techman Texts: E-book prices will remain irregular
Do not use percussive maintenance (hitting) on your computer if it misbehaves and do not defenestrate it (throw it out the window.) The only ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
The Greek showdown, what if No means Yes and Yes means No?
A YES vote, on the other hand, will defenestrate Tsipras and Varoufakis. They will be replaced, at least this is what the Eurocrats hope, with a ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
3
Ralston: Anti-tax duo make run at reversing Sandoval plan
... put forth resolutions condemning those who voted for the largest tax increase in history and vowed to defenestrate them and repeal the tax. «Reno Gazette Journal, Jun 15»
4
Kahney's Korner: Lessons from having my MacBook stolen
So, before we defenestrate or crucify Mr. K, may I suggest we take a quiet moment to reflect how often we have walked down the street with a ... «Cult of Mac, Jun 15»
5
Boris Johnson Backs Sexism Row Scientist
"Simply to defenestrate him, to throw him through the window, because he's made the odd incautious remark seems to me to display the ... «Sky News, Jun 15»
6
Bloomberg View: Deutsche Bank CEO bad news for bonds
For those already anxious about the health of the bond market, Deutsche Bank's decision to defenestrate its co-chief executive officer and bond ... «BizNews, Jun 15»
7
Cameron's Plans to Allow EU Propaganda During Referendum …
But the government faces a potentially significant rebellion, thanks to plans included by Downing Street to defenestrate the 28 day 'purdah' ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
8
Three Worries for Sterling Lovers
The Labour Party is likely to defenestrate its leader, Ed Miliband, for losing the election. The LibDems, meantime, will probably jettison Nick ... «Bloomberg View, May 15»
9
Hillary Rodham Romney
The economy wasn't as bad as he said it was, he was trying to defenestrate America's first black president, he never had a gut connection with ... «Washington Free Beacon, May 15»
10
Father Raymond J. de Souza: Is this the end for the Alberta PCs?
When the Liberal Party of Canada decided that it would defenestrate the thrice-elected Jean Chrétien in favour of Paul Martin, on the grounds ... «National Post, May 15»

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