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degrading
degrease
degree
degree day
degree-day
degree of freedom
degression
dehair
dehire
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dehire
de·hire [ dee hr ] (past and past participle de·hired, present participle de·hir·ing, 3rd person present singular de·hires)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
fire somebody: to dismiss somebody from employment ( used euphemistically )

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