"unfrock" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unfrocks [present, singular, third-person], unfrocking [participle, present], unfrocked [participle, past], unfrocked [past]
Etymology: un- + frock Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|frock|id1=reversive}} un- + frock Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfrock (third-person singular simple present unfrocks, present participle unfrocking, simple past and past participle unfrocked)
  1. (transitive) To remove from the clergy; to revoke the clerical status of. Tags: transitive Synonyms: defrock, disfrock, unpriest
    Sense id: en-unfrock-en-verb-UeIYvYME Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)

Inflected forms

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