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defrock

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de⋅frock

  [dee-frok]
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–verb (used with object)
to unfrock.
Origin:
1575–85; < F défroquer, equiv. to dé- dis- 1 + froque frock + -er inf. suffix

un⋅frock

  [uhn-frok]
–verb (used with object)
1. to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
2. to divest or strip of a frock.
Also, defrock.

Origin:
1635–45; un- 2 + frock
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de·frock   (dē-frŏk')   
tr.v.   de·frocked, de·frock·ing, de·frocks

  1. To strip of priestly privileges and functions.

  2. To deprive of the right to practice a profession.

  3. To deprive of an honorary position.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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