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decruit

decruit verb: to reduce the workforce; to make (an employee) redundant.

Verb

decruit (third-person singular simple present decruits, present participle decruiting, simple past and past participle decruited)

  1. (euphemistic) To reduce the workforce; to make (an employee) redundant.
    Synonyms:
    dehire, let go, unhire

Synonyms of decruit

Forms of decruit

third-person singular presentdecruits
present participledecruiting
past participledecruited
pastdecruited

Origin of decruit

From de- + recruit.

Questions about decruit

What does decruit mean?
Decruit means to reduce the workforce; to make (an employee) redundant.
What part of speech is decruit?
Decruit is a verb.
What is the past tense of decruit?
The past tense of decruit is decruited.

Words near decruit in the dictionary

  1. decrudded
  2. decrudding
  3. decrudescence
  4. decrudescences
  5. decruds
  6. decruit
  7. decruited
  8. decruiting
  9. decruitment
  10. decruits
  11. decrumb

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