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dis⋅em⋅ploy

[dis-em-ploi]
–verb (used with object)
to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.

Origin:
1610–20; dis- + employ


dis⋅em⋅ploy⋅ment, noun
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dis·em·ploy   (dĭs'ěm-ploi')   
tr.v.   dis·em·ployed, dis·em·ploy·ing, dis·em·ploys
To deprive of employment.
dis'em·ploy'ment n.
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