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decasualize

American  
[dee-kazh-oo-uh-lahyz] / diˈkæʒ u əˌlaɪz /
especially British, decasualise

verb (used with object)

decasualized, decasualizing

  1. to reduce or eliminate the employment of (casual labor).

Other Word Forms

  • decasualization noun

Etymology

Origin of decasualize

First recorded in 1890–95; de- + casual + -ize

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