command ... you make the call

[Hypersmurf]

From m-w.com, it says it's a noun:

Main Entry: de·fen·es·tra·tion

Um, yeah - you're proving my point.

You've just quoted the entry for "defenestration", not "defenestrate".

That's like saying "engage" is a noun, because the dictionary says "engagement" is.

-Hyp.

 

[Kershek]

Doh.

 

[Nish]

Doh.

Here's the part of that quote you left off: "de·fen·es·trate /(")dE-'fe-n&-"strAt/ transitive verb "