"descope" meaning in English

See descope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: descopes [present, singular, third-person], descoping [participle, present], descoped [participle, past], descoped [past]
Etymology: From de- + scope. First attested in US military and aerospace contexts. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|scope}} de- + scope Head templates: {{en-verb}} descope (third-person singular simple present descopes, present participle descoping, simple past and past participle descoped)
  1. (management, US) To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall. Tags: US Categories (topical): Management

Inflected forms

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