deskill

diːˈskɪl

Definition

Definition of deskill - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

work

TECH.

redesign a job to need less skill

TECH.

The company decided to deskill the assembly line.

simplify

eliminate skilled labor

TECH.

remove the need for skilled workers

TECH.

New technologies might deskill parts of the workforce..

automate

mechanization

TECH.

mechanize a job to reduce human skill needed

TECH.

They aim to deskill the process with new software.

automate

dehumanize

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Origin of deskill

English, de- (remove) + skill (ability)

Examples of deskill in a sentence

Automation will deskill many traditional manufacturing jobs.
Automation can deskill many traditional jobs.
The new software aims to deskill the entire process.
The factory plans to deskill the assembly line.
Automation will deskill many traditional roles.

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French:déqualifier, supprimer le besoin de main-d'œuvre qualifiée, ...
German:entqualifizieren, automatisieren, ...
Italian:semplificare, eliminare la necessità di lavoratori qualificati, ...
Spanish:simplificar, eliminar la necesidad de trabajadores calificados, ...
Portuguese:simplificar, desprofissionalizar, ...
Chinese:降低技能要求, 去技能化, ...
Japanese:単純化する, 技能を排除する, ...
Arabic:بَسَّطَ, أَزَالَ الحَاجَة إِلى العُمَّال المَاهِرِين, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית מִיּוּמָנוּת, לְבַטֵּל אֶת הַצּוֹרֶךְ, ...
Russian:упростить, лишать квалификации, ...
Ukrainian:спрощувати, позбавляти кваліфікації, ...
Hindi:कौशल घटाना, कौशलहीन करना, ...
Bengali:কম দক্ষতায় পুনর্নির্মাণ করা, দক্ষতা হ্রাস করা, ...
Catalan:desqualificar, mecanitzar, ...
Czech:snížit kvalifikační náročnost práce, zjednodušit, ...
Danish:deskille, afkvalificere, ...
Dutch:de-skillen, ontvaardigen, ...
Greek:απλοποιώ, αποδεξιοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:leegyszerűsíteni, csökkenteni a szakképzettség iránti igényt, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយជំនាញដែលត្រូវការ, កាត់បន្ថយតម្រូវការកម្មករជំនាញ, ...
Korean:단순화하다, 기술을 없애다, ...
Persian:ساده‌سازی کرد, کاهش مهارت, ...
Polish:zredukować wymagania, dekwalifikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):simplificar, desprofissionalizar, ...
Romanian:a simplifica, a decalifica, ...
Swedish:deskilla, avskilla, ...
Thai:ลดทักษะ, กำจัดทักษะ, ...
Turkish:basitleştirmek, vasıfsızlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:giảm kỹ năng, loại bỏ kỹ năng, ...

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