disemploy

[ dis-em-ploi ]

verb (used with object)

1. to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.

Other Words From

• disem·ployment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disemploy¹

First recorded in 1610–20; dis- ¹ + employ

Related Words

• depose
• discharge
• disqualify
• fire
• impeach
• let go
• oust
• recall
• retire
• sack
• suspend
• terminate