defenestrate UK /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/US /dəˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/ verb3 •To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.I defenestrated a clock to see if time flies! — 1998 •To throw out; to remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority.The cultural historians of science 'feel the need to defenestrate science, or at least take it off its pedestal' (Pumfrey. Rossi & Slawinski 1991. p. 3). — 1998 •(slang, humorous) To remove a Windows operating system from (a computer).This posting was written on a Windows 95 PC, Defenestrate it immediately. Install Linux. :-) — 1998 formsdefenestrated · defenestrating · defenestrates