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"2": "un",
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"etymology_text": "un- + hire",
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},
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"To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired)."
],
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"(transitive, euphemistic) To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired)."
],
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"word": "decruit"
},
{
"word": "dehire"
},
{
"word": "let go"
},
{
"word": "lay off"
}
],
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