transfenestrate

English

Etymology

From Latin trans- (“through”) + fenestra (“window”), +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈfɛnəstɹeɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/

Verb

transfenestrate (third-person singular simple present transfenestrates, present participle transfenestrating, simple past and past participle transfenestrated)

(transitive, in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Vineland", nonce word) To eject or throw (someone or something) through a closed window; compare defenestrate.

Related terms

transfenestration

Translations

eject through a closed window

See also

defenestrate

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