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Definition of defrock verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

defrock

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈfrɑk//

[usually passive] defrock somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they defrock

he / she / it defrocks

past simple defrocked

-ing form defrocking

to officially remove a priest from his or her job, because he or she has done something wrong a defrocked priest

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