defrock
verb/ˌdiːˈfrɒk/
/ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they defrock | /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/ |
| he / she / it defrocks | /ˌdiːˈfrɒks/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːks/ |
| past simple defrocked | /ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/ |
| past participle defrocked | /ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/ |
| -ing form defrocking | /ˌdiːˈfrɒkɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkɪŋ/ |
- defrock somebody to officially remove a priest from their job, because they have done something wrong
- a defrocked priest
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc ‘frock’.Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
defrock