displace#4 (v)
fire (v)
give notice (v)
can (v)
dismiss (v)
give the axe (v)
send away (v)
sack (v)
force out (v)
give the sack (v)
terminate#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def terminate the employment of
def discharge from an office or position
examples The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 24 Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Outgoing links
Hypernym remove
Derivationally related form sack → sack
Derivationally related form sack → sacking
Derivationally related form dismiss → dismissible; dismiss → dismissal
Derivationally related form dismiss → dismission
Derivationally related form fire → firing
Antonym fire → hire
Hyponym retire; pension off; clean out; furlough, lay off; squeeze out; dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
Incoming links
Derivationally related form dismissible → dismiss; dismissal → dismiss
Derivationally related form sacking → sack
Derivationally related form sack → sack
Derivationally related form firing → fire
Derivationally related form dismission → dismiss
Also see send → send away
Hypernym retire; pension off; clean out; furlough, lay off; squeeze out; dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
Hyponym remove
Antonym hire → fire

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