descope

English

Etymology

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)

1. (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^[1]:

     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.