| VERB | social | give the axe, displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | terminate the employment of |
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| change | give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate | terminate a relationship / relationship abruptly |
| Meaning | Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, 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 | terminate a relationship / relationship abruptly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Synonyms | give the bounce, give the gate | |
| Broader | separate, part, split up, split, break, break up | discontinue an association / association / association or relation |
| Spanish | cortar, dar puerta, terminar con | |
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