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dehired

dehired is the simple past and past participle of dehire.

Meaning of dehire

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.

Questions about dehired

What is dehired the simple past and past participle of?
Dehired is the simple past and past participle of dehire.

Words near dehired in the dictionary

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

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