attrit
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at·trit
(ə-trĭt') 
also at·trite (ə-trīt')
tr.v., -trit·ted, also -trit·ed, -trit·ting, -trit·ing, -trits, -trites.
also at·trite (ə-trīt')tr.v., -trit·ted, also -trit·ed, -trit·ting, -trit·ing, -trits, -trites.
- To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition.
- To destroy or kill (troops, for example) by use of firepower: "Pro-active counterattacks are a useful way to attrit the enemy" (John H. Cushman, Jr.).
[Back-formation from ATTRITION.]
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verb trans.
verb trans., military orig US
To wear down or erode (resources, morale, etc.) by unrelenting attack. Also attrite. (1956 —) .
Newsweek His defense was designed to attrit us...Every American you kill, it's another family protesting the war (1991).
[Back-formation from attrition.]
verb trans., military orig US
To wear down or erode (resources, morale, etc.) by unrelenting attack. Also attrite. (1956 —) .
Newsweek His defense was designed to attrit us...Every American you kill, it's another family protesting the war (1991).
[Back-formation from attrition.]
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