Sekirov Dictionary

attrit

/əˈtɹɪt/

verb 4
noun 1
forms 5

verb4

•
To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
- […] pebbles of vast size, or blocks of stone, attrited by water to smoothness, conjoined by a cement of mud. — 1858
•
To be reduced in quantity through attrition.
- The interference theory of second language loss holds that forgetting is actually interference between the attriting language and the language replacing it. — 2001
•
To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower.
- The primary objective is to attrit the units sufficiently so that they cannot close with the units in contact. — 2001
•
To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out.
- the relatives who had been helping slipped away as I grew older, attriting for various reasons that all amounted to the same reason. — 1997

noun1

One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee.

forms

attrited · attritted · attriting · attritting · attrits

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