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at·trit  audio  (-trt) KEY  also at·trite  (-trt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
at·trit·ted, also at·trit·ed at·trit·ting, at·trit·ing at·trits, 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.).
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from attrition


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