English Explanatory Dictionary

defrock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To divest of a frock.
  2. To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
  3. To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

defrock defrocks defrocking defrocked

Etymology

From French défroquer, from dé- + froc. By surface analysis, de- + frock.

Synonyms

disfrock unfrock
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