| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| defrock |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·frock |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d -fr k |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: 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.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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