Usually means: Reduce or remove specific skill sets.
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  1. deskill: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. deskill: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. deskill: Collins English Dictionary
  4. deskill: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. deskill: Wiktionary
  6. deskill: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. deskill: Dictionary.com
  8. deskill: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. deskill: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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verb:  (transitive) To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
verb:  (transitive) To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired.

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