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descopes

descopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descope.

Meaning of descope

Verb

descope (third-person singular simple present descopes, present participle descoping, simple past and past participle descoped)

  1. (US) To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.
    • The arms controllers who "descoped" the Patriot bear a heavy burden.1991 March 26, “Lethal Control of Arms”, in Washington Times

Questions about descopes

What is descopes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Descopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descope.

Words near descopes in the dictionary

  1. desclerotizations
  2. descloizite
  3. descloizites
  4. descope
  5. descoped
  6. descopes
  7. descoping
  8. descramble
  9. descrambled
  10. descrambler
  11. descramblers

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