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To: frankjr

de·fen·es·trate Audio pronunciation of "defenestrate" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-fn-strt)
tr.v. de·fen·es·trat·ed, de·fen·es·trat·ing, de·fen·es·trates

To throw out of a window.


35 posted on 10/24/2005 10:08:16 AM PDT by ptrey ((I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!))
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To: ptrey

In my personal framework of logic, defenestrate would mean "to render windowless," like unto defoliate. To throw out from (through) a window would be to "exfenestrate," a word not recognized by my Webster's, more's the pity.


37 posted on 10/24/2005 10:24:08 AM PDT by Elsiejay (Forever wondering)
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