Word: retrenched
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
trenched
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of retrench; make a reduction, as in one's workforce
Morphemes:
Affix: retrench
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To terminate the employment of a worker to reduce the size of a workforce; to make redundant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: fro
Decoded: re-
Meaning: suffix meaning ‘again’
Affix: tranchier
Language: fro
Decoded: tranchier
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to cut (make an incision)
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.