1. throws someone or something out of a window
Usage: formal; historical
2. removes someone from a position of power or authority
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The angry mob defenestrates the corrupt official from the town hall window.
• Historical accounts describe how rebels defenestrated their enemies during the uprising.
• The board defenestrates the CEO after the financial scandal.
• Political opponents often try to defenestrate each other through various means.
• The revolution defenestrates the old guard from their positions of influence.
• She defenestrates her rival’s arguments with solid evidence.