dehire

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verb

To terminate the employment of.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person dehires · participle present dehiring · participle past dehired · past dehired

  1. euphemistictransitiveTo terminate the employment of.

    Synonyms: decruit

  2. IndiaUKtransitiveTo terminate use under a lease of.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo terminate the employment of.

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decruit
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let gounhire
Also see
axedecruitdiscarddischargedownsizefirelay offlet gopink slipretrenchsackunhire

Origin

From de- + hire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

dehire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehire

MLA

“dehire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehire.

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