verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired). euphemistic, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

axedecruitdehirediscarddischargedownsize

Etymology

From un- + hire.

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