attrit

Meaning

Verb

1. To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
2. To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out.
3. To be reduced in quantity through attrition.
4. To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower.

Noun

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

Synonyms

exhaust

wear down

wear out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtɹɪt/

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.