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attrit
(ə-trĭtˈ) also at·trite (ə-trītˈ)
transitive verb at·trit·ted also at·trit·ed, at·trit·ting also at·trit·ing, at·trits also at·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.)
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