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dehire

dehire verb: to terminate the employment of.

Verb

dehire (third-person singular simple present dehires, present participle dehiring, simple past and past participle dehired)

  1. (euphemistic, transitive) To terminate the employment of.
    Synonyms:
    decruit
  2. (India, UK, transitive) To terminate use under a lease of.

Synonyms of dehire

Forms of dehire

third-person singular presentdehires
present participledehiring
past participledehired
pastdehired

Origin of dehire

From de- + hire.

Questions about dehire

What does dehire mean?
Dehire means to terminate the employment of.
What part of speech is dehire?
Dehire is a verb.
What is the past tense of dehire?
The past tense of dehire is dehired.

Words near dehire in the dictionary

  1. dehgans
  2. dehighlight
  3. dehighlighted
  4. dehighlighting
  5. dehighlights
  6. dehire
  7. dehired
  8. dehires
  9. dehiring
  10. dehisce
  11. dehisced

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