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pare (verb)

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  • pare — ► VERB 1) trim by cutting away the outer edges of. 2) (often pare away/down) reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages. ORIGIN Old French parer, from Latin parare prepare …   English terms dictionary

  • pare — [peə ǁ per] also pare down verb [transitive] to gradually reduce a number or amount: • The company has been paring its regional accounting staff. • Both companies have pared down their operations in order to survive. * * * pare UK US /peər/ verb… …   Financial and business terms

  • pare — verb (T) 1 to cut off the thin outer part of something using a sharp knife: Pare the onions then cut them. 2 to cut your nails so that they look neat pare sth down phrasal verb (T) to gradually reduce an amount or number: The workforce has been… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pare — [ per ] verb transitive 1. ) to reduce the total number or amount of something: pare something down/back: The list has been pared down from 9 states to 4. pare something to the bone (=reduce it by as much as you can): Government spending on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pare down — verb decrease gradually or bit by bit (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pare • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑lessen, ↑minify • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • pare — verb /peə(ɹ)/ a) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife. We pared the paired pears. b) To reduce, diminish or trim …   Wiktionary

  • pare — verb Pare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑inventory …   Collocations dictionary

  • pare — verb 1》 trim by cutting away the outer edges of. 2》 (often pare something away/down) reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages. Derivatives parer noun Origin ME: from OFr. parer adorn, prepare , also peel, trim , from L. parare… …   English new terms dictionary

  • pare down — verb To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process …   Wiktionary

  • pare — [[t]pe͟ə(r)[/t]] pares, paring, pared 1) VERB When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. → See also paring [V n from n] Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife …   English dictionary

  • pare — I. /pɛə / (say pair) verb (t) (pared, paring) 1. to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of: to pare apples. –phrase 2. pare down, to reduce or remove by, or as if by, cutting; diminish little by little: to pare down one s expenses. 3. pare… …  

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