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 [dee-hahyuhr]  

de·hire

   [dee-hahyuhr]
verb (used with object), de·hired, de·hir·ing.
to discharge from employment; fire, especially at the executive level and generally with an attempt to be tactful.
Also, de-hire.

Origin:
1965–70; de- + hire
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