All defrock synonyms
deΒ·frock
D d verb defrock
- oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- suspend β to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- fire β combustion
- recall β to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- retire β a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
- terminate β to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- sack β a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- depose β If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
- impeach β to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- disqualify β to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- incarcerate β to imprison; confine.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- sentence β Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- chastise β If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- fine β of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- batter β If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- chasten β If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- scourge β a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- immure β to enclose within walls.
- switch β a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- cuff β The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
- lash β an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
- flog β to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- oppress β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- furlough β Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
- bump β If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
- cashier β A cashier is a person who customers pay money to or get money from in places such as shops or banks.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- boot β Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
- displace β to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- bounce β When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- depone β to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose
- can β You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
- shelve β to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.
- unseat β to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- ax β An ax is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade that is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- pension β a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.: a retirement pension.
- unfrock β to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
- spank β to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
- paddle β a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
- castigate β If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- reprove β to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.