defenestrate

tr.v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.
To throw out of a window.

[Back-formation from DEFENESTRATION.]

(dee-FEN-uh-strayt)

verb tr.
To throw someone or something out of a window.

Etymology
From Latin de- (out of) + fenestra (window)

Notes: There have been many defenestrations over the course of history, but the most famous, and the one that inspired the word defenestration, was the Defenestration of Prague on May 23, 1618 . Two imperial regents and their secretary were thrown out of a window of the Prague Castle in a fight over religion. The men landed on a dung heap and survived. The Defenestration of Prague was a prelude to the Thirty Years' War.
You can check out the defenestration of various articles of furniture in this unique San Francisco sculpture www.defenestration.org/.

Usage
"When someone in a Joe Lansdale novel is defenestrated, you feel like shaking the glass shards out of your lap." — Jeff Salamon; The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard; The Austin American-Statesman (Texas); Jul 4, 2009 .

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To remove Windows from a computer. It comes from "defenestration," which means to toss out of a window.

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[back-formation from next]  to throw something out of a window (see also adfenestrate)

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: throw through or out of the window

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