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dehire

or de-hire

[ dee-hahyuhr ]

verb (used with object)

, de·hired, de·hir·ing.
  1. to discharge from employment; fire, especially at the executive level and generally with an attempt to be tactful.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dehire1

First recorded in 1965–70; de- + hire

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