deskill

== English == === Alternative forms === de-skill === Etymology === From de- + skill. === Verb === deskill (third-person singular simple present deskills, present participle deskilling, simple past and past participle deskilled) (transitive) To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology. (transitive) To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== reskill upskill === Further reading === deskilling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === skilled