deskill
(redirected from deskills)de·skill
(dē-skĭl′)tr.v. de·skilled, de·skill·ing, de·skills
1. To cause (a person) to become less multifaceted or proficient in skill, as by redefining a job or by being out of the workforce.
2. To cause (an occupation or industry) to require less skill, as from the introduction of technology or from a redefinition of responsibilities.
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deskill
(diːˈskɪl)vb (tr)
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to mechanize or computerize (a job or process) to such an extent that little human skill is required to do it
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to cause (skilled persons or a labour force) to work at a job that does not utilize their skills
deˈskilling n
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deskill
Past participle: deskilled
Gerund: deskilling
| Imperative |
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| deskill |
| deskill |
| Present |
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| I deskill |
| you deskill |
| he/she/it deskills |
| we deskill |
| you deskill |
| they deskill |
| Preterite |
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| I deskilled |
| you deskilled |
| he/she/it deskilled |
| we deskilled |
| you deskilled |
| they deskilled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am deskilling |
| you are deskilling |
| he/she/it is deskilling |
| we are deskilling |
| you are deskilling |
| they are deskilling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have deskilled |
| you have deskilled |
| he/she/it has deskilled |
| we have deskilled |
| you have deskilled |
| they have deskilled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was deskilling |
| you were deskilling |
| he/she/it was deskilling |
| we were deskilling |
| you were deskilling |
| they were deskilling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had deskilled |
| you had deskilled |
| he/she/it had deskilled |
| we had deskilled |
| you had deskilled |
| they had deskilled |
| Future |
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| I will deskill |
| you will deskill |
| he/she/it will deskill |
| we will deskill |
| you will deskill |
| they will deskill |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have deskilled |
| you will have deskilled |
| he/she/it will have deskilled |
| we will have deskilled |
| you will have deskilled |
| they will have deskilled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be deskilling |
| you will be deskilling |
| he/she/it will be deskilling |
| we will be deskilling |
| you will be deskilling |
| they will be deskilling |
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| I have been deskilling |
| you have been deskilling |
| he/she/it has been deskilling |
| we have been deskilling |
| you have been deskilling |
| they have been deskilling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been deskilling |
| you will have been deskilling |
| he/she/it will have been deskilling |
| we will have been deskilling |
| you will have been deskilling |
| they will have been deskilling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been deskilling |
| you had been deskilling |
| he/she/it had been deskilling |
| we had been deskilling |
| you had been deskilling |
| they had been deskilling |
| Conditional |
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| I would deskill |
| you would deskill |
| he/she/it would deskill |
| we would deskill |
| you would deskill |
| they would deskill |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have deskilled |
| you would have deskilled |
| he/she/it would have deskilled |
| we would have deskilled |
| you would have deskilled |
| they would have deskilled |
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Translations
deskill
vt job → vereinfachen (sodass die Arbeit keine oder kaum Fachkenntnisse mehr erfordert)
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