1. to deprive of employment; to dismiss from a job
Usage: archaic or formal; rarely used in modern English; 'lay off' or 'fire' are more common

Examples

• The factory was forced to disemploy hundreds of workers during the recession.
• Economic hardship led the company to disemploy staff across multiple departments.
• Workers feared they would be disemployed without warning or severance.
• The restructuring plan would disemploy many long-term employees.
• After the merger, the new management chose to disemploy redundant positions.