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unfrock

verb

/ʌnˈfrɒk/

Meaning

To remove a priest from his position or deprive someone of a rank.

The corrupt priest was unfrocked after the investigation.

defrock, dismiss, oust, depose, degrade

appoint, ordain, promote

unfrock a priest, unfrock clergy, unfrock official

to scrape or wear away the surface by friction or erosion

To search widely for food or provisions.

to make something happen later than planned

To preoccupy or fill the mind of someone continually and to an excessive degree.

To combine things in order to make them more effective or easier to handle.

Rising and hovering in the air, especially as a result of supernatural or magical power.