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descope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-scope
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + scope. First attested in US military and aerospace contexts.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

descopes (present, singular) descoping (participle, present) descoped (participle, past) descoped (past)

Questions

What does descope mean?
To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.
Where does descope come from?
From de- + scope. First attested in US military and aerospace contexts.

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