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English
Etymology
From de- + scope. First attested in US military and aerospace contexts.
Verb
descope (third-person singular simple present descopes, present participle descoping, simple past and past participle descoped)
- (management, US) To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.
1991 March 26, “Lethal Control of Arms”, in Washington Times:The arms controllers who "descoped" the Patriot bear a heavy burden.
2021 November 3, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Ten platforms confirmed for HS2's Euston terminus”, in RAIL, number 943, page 18:The decision follows a recommendation made by the Oakervee review in February 2020 to descope the original plans for Euston and to re-examine the efficiency of the future station.