defrock

verb

/ˌdiːˈfrɒk/

/ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they defrock	/ˌdiːˈfrɒk/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/
he / she / it defrocks	/ˌdiːˈfrɒks/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːks/
past simple defrocked	/ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/
past participle defrocked	/ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/
-ing form defrocking	/ˌdiːˈfrɒkɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkɪŋ/

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defrock somebody to officially remove a priest from his or her job, because he or she has done something wrong免去（行为不端的牧师）的圣职
- a defrocked priest被免职的祭司
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc ‘frock’.

BNC: 0 COCA: 37073

defrock