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Verb
S:
(v)
displace
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fire
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give notice
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can
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dismiss
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give the axe
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send away
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sack
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force out
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give the sack
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terminate
(terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position)
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
S:
(v)
advise
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notify
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give notice
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send word
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apprise
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apprize
(inform (somebody) of something)
"I advised him that the rent was due"