derisk en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + risk.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the risk from; to make safe.
Thus, rather than paying for the perceptions (no doubt valid) of higher risk, the challenge is to derisk the situation.
2011, Edward Farquharson, Clemencia Torres de Mästle, E. R. Yescombe, How to Engage with the Private Sector in Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| derisking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| derisked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| derisked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| derisks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| de-risk | alternative | lexicographic |