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de⋅skill

  [dee-skil]
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–verb (used with object)
to remove any need of skill, judgment, or initiative in: jobs being deskilled by automation.
Origin:
de- + skill 1
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de·skill   (dē-skĭl')   
tr.v.   de·skilled, de·skill·ing, de·skills

  1. To eliminate the need for skilled labor in (an industry), especially by the introduction of high technology.

  2. To downgrade (a job or occupation) from a skilled to a semiskilled or unskilled position.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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