attrit
attrit · attrits · attrited / attritted · attriting
To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attritionTo wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
/əˈtɹɪt/
Meaning
4 sensesTo wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out.
To be reduced in quantity through attrition.
To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a backFrom Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a back-formation from attrition, but it is not a recent one, being centuries old.
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Forms
attrits, attriting, attrited, attritedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle