defenestrate

Meanings

• Verb

  To throw someone or something out of a window.

  - "The angry mob defenestrated the governor."
  - "He was defenestrated after making an unpopular decision."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83326220"

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Variants

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defenestrate , defenestrated , defenestrates , defenestrating , defenestration , defenestrations

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to window', from the Latin 'fenestra' (window). The modern meaning developed from the historical practice of throwing people out of windows.

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Trivia

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1. The Defenestration of Prague in 1618 is considered the beginning of the Thirty Years' War in Europe.

2. Defenestration has been used as a political term to describe the overthrow of rulers, such as the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989.

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Related Concepts

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1. Window: A transparent opening in a wall or roof, used for admitting light and air.

2. Casting out: The act of expelling or ejecting someone or something from a place.

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Culture

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Defenestration is a historical term that refers to the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. It has been used metaphorically to describe political upheaval and the overthrow of rulers.

How to Memorize "defenestrate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a crowd gathered outside a building, with someone being thrown out of a window.
   - Visualize the person falling from the window and landing on the ground.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'defenestration' with 'window' and 'throwing out'.
   - Think of a scene from a movie or a historical event where someone is defenestrated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'defenestrate' starts with 'defen', which sounds like 'defend'. Visualize defending someone by throwing them out of a window.

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