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.]
