deskill — de‧skill [ˌdiːˈskɪl] verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to remove or reduce the level of skill needed to do a job, usually by getting a machine to do some or all of the work: • Advances in machine technology had deskilled numerous manual jobs.… … Financial and business terms
deskill — UK [diːˈskɪl] / US [dɪˈskɪl] verb [transitive] Word forms deskill : present tense I/you/we/they deskill he/she/it deskills present participle deskilling past tense deskilled past participle deskilled to reduce the level of skill that a worker… … English dictionary
deskill — /dee skil /, v.t. to remove any need of skill, judgment, or initiative in: jobs being deskilled by automation. [DE + SKILL1] * * * … Universalium
deskill — de|skill [ˌdi:ˈskıl] v [T] to remove or reduce the need for skill in a job, usually by changing to machinery >deskilling n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
deskill — de|skill [ di skıl ] verb transitive to reduce the level of skill a worker needs for a job by using new technology instead … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deskill — [[t]diːskɪ̱l[/t]] deskills, deskilling, deskilled VERB: oft passive If workers are deskilled, they no longer need special skills to do their work, especially because of modern methods of production. [be V ed] Administrative staff may be deskilled … English dictionary
deskill — v. downgrade a job from a skilled to a semiskilled or unskilled position; remove skill … English contemporary dictionary
deskill — verb reduce the level of skill required to carry out (a job) … English new terms dictionary
deskill — verb (T) to remove or reduce the need for skill in a job, usually by changing to machinery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deskill — de·skill … English syllables
