| VERB | social | give the sack, displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, terminate | terminate the employment of |
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| 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, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, 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 | |
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