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attrit
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at·trit  (-trt) also at·trite (-trt)
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.]
attrit [əˈtrɪt]
vb -trits, -tritting, -tritted US slang (tr)
1. to wear down or dispose of gradually
2. to kill
[back formation from attrition]
Translations
attrit [əˈtrɪt] VT attrite [əˈtraɪt] VT → desgastar, agotar


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