at·trit ( -tr t ) also at·trite (-tr t)tr.v. at·trit·ted also at·trit·ed, at·trit·ting also at·trit·ing, at·trits also at·trites 1. To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition. 2. To destroy or kill (troops, for example) by use of firepower: "Pro-active counterattacks are a useful way to attrit the enemy" (John H. Cushman, Jr.) [Back-formation from attrition.] |
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