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destaff

destaff verb: to divest of staff or employees.

Verb

destaff (third-person singular simple present destaffs, present participle destaffing, simple past and past participle destaffed)

  1. (transitive) To divest of staff or employees.

Forms of destaff

third-person singular presentdestaffs
present participledestaffing
past participledestaffed
pastdestaffed

Origin of destaff

From de- + staff.

Questions about destaff

What does destaff mean?
Destaff means to divest of staff or employees.
What part of speech is destaff?
Destaff is a verb.
What is the past tense of destaff?
The past tense of destaff is destaffed.

Words near destaff in the dictionary

  1. destabilizing
  2. destack
  3. destacked
  4. destacking
  5. destacks
  6. destaff
  7. destaffed
  8. destaffing
  9. destaffs
  10. destage
  11. destaged

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