attrit

== English == === Alternative forms === attrite === Etymology === From Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a back-formation from attrition, but it is not a recent one, being centuries old. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈtɹɪt/ === Verb === attrit (third-person singular simple present attrits, present participle attriting or (uncommon) attritting, simple past and past participle attrited or (uncommon) attritted) To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. To be reduced in quantity through attrition. (military) To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === attrit (plural attrits) (countable) One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee. ==== Synonyms ==== (a terminated employee): term ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===