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unhire

unhire verb: to fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired).

Verb

unhire (third-person singular simple present unhires, present participle unhiring, simple past and past participle unhired)

  1. (euphemistic, transitive) To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired).
    Synonyms:
    decruit, dehire, let go

Synonyms of unhire

Forms of unhire

third-person singular presentunhires
present participleunhiring
past participleunhired
pastunhired

Origin of unhire

From un- + hire.

Questions about unhire

What does unhire mean?
Unhire means to fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired).
What part of speech is unhire?
Unhire is a verb.
What is the past tense of unhire?
The past tense of unhire is unhired.

Words near unhire in the dictionary

  1. unhipness
  2. unhipped
  3. unhippocratic
  4. unhirable
  5. unhirables
  6. unhire
  7. unhireable
  8. unhireables
  9. unhired
  10. unhires
  11. unhiring

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