deskill (English, verb)
expansion: deskill (third-person singular simple present deskills, present participle deskilling, simple past and past participle deskilled)
Senses:
glosses: To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
tags: transitive
glosses: To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: deskills
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: deskilling
tags: participle
present
form: deskilled
tags: participle
past
form: deskilled
tags: past
form: de-skill
tags: alternative