de·frock

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/

defrock somebody to officially remove a priest from their job, because they have done something wrong正式解除牧师的工作，因为他们做了错事
- a defrocked priest被免职的祭司
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc ‘frock’.