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All defrock synonyms

deΒ·frock
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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.
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