deskill
Meanings
verb
- To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
- To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired.
Word forms
Etymology
From de- + skill.
Related words
Derived words
Previous
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.