attrit
/əˈtrɪt/
verb
- To gradually reduce the size or strength of something, especially a workforce or military force, through natural losses (such as retirement, resignation, or death) rather than by direct action.
- The company plans to attrit its staff by not replacing workers who retire.
- Many schools attrit their teaching staff through budget cuts and early retirement offers.
- Over time, the army was attrited by desertions and casualties.