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
  1. To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition.
  2. 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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Origin: Back-formation from attrition

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