Attrit

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition.
  • v. To destroy or kill (troops, for example) by use of firepower: "Pro-active counterattacks are a useful way to attrit the enemy” ( John H. Cushman, Jr.)
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition
  • v. To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out
  • v. To be reduced in quantity through attrition
  • v. To lose, or to kill troops by attrition due to sustained firepower
  • Word Usage
    "The classic example is the use of SAMs by the Egyptians and Syrians in the 1973 Yom Kippur war to attrit Israeli airpower and interfere with its ability to support the ground defensive fighting by the Israeli Army."
    Verb Form
    attrited    attriting   
    Form
    attritee    attritor