verb
Meaning 1
To divest of a frock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
defrock
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /diːˈfɹɒk/
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General-American: /diˈfɹɑk/
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rhymes with -ɒk
verb
Meaning 2
To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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verb
Meaning 4
divest of the frock; of church officials
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unfrock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: divest, disinvest
History
Etymology
From French défroquer, from dé- + froc. By surface analysis, de- + frock.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: défroquer — remove the rights of a member of clergy
- Greek: αποσχηματίζω (aposchimatízo) — remove the rights of a member of clergy
- Hungarian: kitaszít (a papi rendből) — remove the rights of a member of clergy
- Macedonian: распопи (raspopi) — remove the rights of a member of clergy
- Russian: расстригать (rasstrigatʹ) — remove the rights of a member of clergy
- Swedish: avkraga — remove the rights of a member of clergy