retrench

[ ri-trench ]

/ rɪˈtrɛntʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).

to cut off or remove.

Military. to protect by a retrenchment.

verb (used without object)

to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers.

Origin of retrench

1600–10; <French retrencher (obsolete variant of retrancher), Middle French retrenchier, equivalent to re-re- + trenchier to trench

SYNONYMS FOR retrench

1 decrease, abridge, cut.

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OTHER WORDS FROM retrench

re·trench·a·ble, adjectivere·trench·er, nounun·re·trench·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·trenched, adjective

Words nearby retrench

retread, retreat, retreatant, retreat from reality, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive, retributivism

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Example sentences from the Web for retrench

Their instinct is to hold their ground rather than retrench, advance rather than retreat, intimidate rather than negotiate.
Generals Can't Be Trusted|Lee Siegel|October 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Dulneſs has few redundancies to retrench, few luxuriancies to prune, and few irregularities to ſmooth.
Essays on Various Subjects|Hannah More
They found it impossible to live as they did, and yet impossible to retrench more than they always had.
Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr.|Edward B. Hall
The hypocrisy of going abroad to retrench was not long undiscovered.
The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton

If the fancy of Ovid be luxuriant it is his character to be so; and if I retrench it he is no longer Ovid.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various
But if you give him rope enough he will retrench you out of business.
Sam Lambert and the New Way Store|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for retrench

retrench

/ (rɪˈtrɛntʃ) /

verb

to reduce or curtail (costs); economize

(tr) to shorten, delete, or abridge

(tr) to protect by a retrenchment

Derived forms of retrench

retrenchable, adjective

Word Origin for retrench

C17: from Old French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to lop; see trench

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单词	retrench
释义	retrench [ ri-trench ] / rɪˈtrɛntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR retrench ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). to cut off or remove. Military. to protect by a retrenchment. verb (used without object) to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers. Origin of retrench 1600–10; <French retrencher (obsolete variant of retrancher), Middle French retrenchier, equivalent to re-re- + trenchier to trench SYNONYMS FOR retrench 1 decrease, abridge, cut. SEE SYNONYMS FOR retrench ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM retrench re·trench·a·ble, adjectivere·trench·er, nounun·re·trench·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·trenched, adjective Words nearby retrench retread, retreat, retreatant, retreat from reality, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive, retributivism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retrench Their instinct is to hold their ground rather than retrench, advance rather than retreat, intimidate rather than negotiate. Generals Can't Be Trusted\|Lee Siegel\|October 31, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Dulneſs has few redundancies to retrench, few luxuriancies to prune, and few irregularities to ſmooth. Essays on Various Subjects\|Hannah More They found it impossible to live as they did, and yet impossible to retrench more than they always had. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr.\|Edward B. Hall The hypocrisy of going abroad to retrench was not long undiscovered. The Wits and Beaux of Society\|Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton If the fancy of Ovid be luxuriant it is his character to be so; and if I retrench it he is no longer Ovid. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845\|Various But if you give him rope enough he will retrench you out of business. Sam Lambert and the New Way Store\|Unknown British Dictionary definitions for retrench retrench / (rɪˈtrɛntʃ) / verb to reduce or curtail (costs); economize (tr) to shorten, delete, or abridge (tr) to protect by a retrenchment Derived forms of retrench retrenchable, adjective Word Origin for retrench C17: from Old French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to lop; see trench Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to retrench curtail, cut down, conserve, trim, scrimp, economize, reduce, delete, confine, shorten, omit, lessen, diminish, decrease, remove, slash, abridge, limit, save, eliminate
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retrench

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