disfrock

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verb

To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.

OriginEnglish frock ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisfrock (third-person singular simple present disfrocks, present participle disfrocking, simple past and past participle disfrocked)

present singular third person disfrocks · participle present disfrocking · participle past disfrocked · past disfrocked

  1. transitiveTo remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
defrockunfrock

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishfrock
  7. Englishdisfrock

From dis- + frock.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Frosdick
Cite this entry
APA

disfrock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfrock

MLA

“disfrock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfrock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disfrock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfrock.

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