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deskill
(de|skill)
Pronunciation:
/diːˈskɪl/
verb
[
with object
]
reduce the level of skill required to carry out (a job):
advances in technology had deskilled numerous working-class jobs
make the skills of (a worker) obsolete:
workers are being deskilled all the time
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