Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Defenestrate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
throw through or out of the window
"The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"
To eject or throw (someone or something) from a window; compare transfenestrate.
The word "defenestrate" was first used in 1904 as a verb form derived from the noun "defenestration." It comes from New Latin, combining elements meaning "out," "window," and the suffix for actions.