attrit.
To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
Meaning & usage
To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out.
To be reduced in quantity through attrition.
To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower.
Where this word comes from
From Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a back-formation from attrition, but it is not a recent one, being centuries old.
One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee.
Where this word comes from
From Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a back-formation from attrition, but it is not a recent one, being centuries old.
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