| VERB | social | give notice, displace, fire, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | terminate the employment of |
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| communication | give notice, advise, notify, send word, apprise, apprize | inform (somebody) of something |
| Meaning | Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | displace, fire, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | |
| Narrower | clean out | Force out |
| dismiss, send packing, send away, drop | stop associating with | |
| furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons | |
| pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension | |
| retire | make (someone) retire | |
| squeeze out | Force out | |
| Broader | remove | Remove from a position or an office |
| Opposite | hire, engage, employ | Engage or hire for work |
| Spanish | dar aviso, dejar cesante, despachar, despedir, destituir, echar, exonerar, finiquitar, poder | |
| Catalan | acomiadar, despedir, destituir, fer fora | |
| Meaning | Inform (somebody) of something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | advise, notify, send word, apprise, apprize | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | advertir, anunciar, apercibir, avisar, informar, noticiar, notificar, participar | |
| Catalan | advertir, avisar, informar, notificar | |
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