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View usage for: (peəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense pares, present participle paring, past tense, past participle pared1. verbWhen you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife. [VERB noun + from] He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily. [VERB noun with adverb] ...thinly pared lemon rind. [VERB-ed] 2. See also paring 3. verbIf you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it. The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. [be V-ed adv] The luxury tax won't really do much to pare down the budget deficit. [VERB noun with adverb] Local authorities must pare their budgets. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cut back, cut, reduce, crop More Synonyms of pare More Synonyms of pare (pɛə) verb (transitive)1. to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something) 2. to cut the edges from (the nails); trim 3. to decrease bit by bit Derived forms parer (ˈparer) noun Word origin C13: from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make ready (French pare) noun Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization (paˈʀeɪ) Amˈbroise (ɑ̃ˈbʀwɑz) 1517?-90; Fr. surgeon (pɛr) verb transitiveWord forms: pared or ˈparing1. to cut or trim away (the rind, skin, covering, rough surface, etc.) of (anything); peel 2. to reduce or diminish (costs, etc.) gradually often with down Derived forms parer (ˈparer) noun Word origin ME paren < MFr parer, to prepare, trim, pare < L parare, to prepare Examples of 'pare' in a sentencepare Definition to trim or cut the edge of Pare the rind thinly from the lemon. Definition to decrease bit by bit Local authorities must pare down their budgets. Additional synonymsDefinition to cut or trim with scissors or shears I saw an old man out clipping his hedge. Synonyms trim, cut, crop, dock, prune, shorten, shear, cut short, snip, pareDefinition to cut (something) very short She cropped her hair and dyed it blonde. Synonyms cut, reduce, trim, clip, dock, prune, shorten, shear, snip, pare, lop, top, mowDefinition to reap or mow The previous tenants hadn't even cut the grass. Synonyms clip, mow, trim, dock, prune, snip, pare, lop- pardon
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Additional synonymsDefinition to reduce or restrict The first priority is to cut costs. Synonyms reduce, lower, slim (down), diminish, slash, decrease, cut back, rationalize, ease up on, downsize, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. Synonyms reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize He threatened to dock her fee. Synonyms cut, reduce, decrease, diminish, cut back, lessenDefinition to cut (parts) off a tree or body Someone lopped the heads off our tulips. Synonyms cut, crop, chop, trim, clip, dock, hack, detach, prune, shorten, sever, curtail, truncateDefinition to cut off dead or surplus branches of (a tree or shrub) You have to prune the bushes if you want fruit. Synonyms cut, trim, clip, dock, shape, cut back, shorten, snip, lop, pare down Definition to weaken or lessen Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. Synonyms lessen, cut, contract, lower, depress, moderate, dial down, weaken, diminish, turn down, decrease, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, debase, truncate, abridge, downsize, downscale, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) It promised to retrench its London-based markets. Synonyms cut back, cut, limit, reduce, trim, diminish, decrease, prune, lessen, curtail, pareDefinition to remove thin slices from (wood or other material) with a sharp cutting tool I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark. Synonyms scrape, plane, trim, shear, whittle, pareDefinition to remove the outer covering from (fruit, vegetables, dead animals, etc) two tomatoes, skinned, peeled and chopped Definition to make (something) neater by cutting it slightly without changing its basic shape My friend trims my hair every eight weeks. Synonyms cut, crop, clip, dock, shave, barber, tidy, prune, shear, pare, lop, even up, neaten |