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1. (v.t.) pare
to cut off or trim the outer coating, layer, edge, or part of:
to pare an apple; to pare one's nails.
2. pare
to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down):
to pare down expenses.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF parer to make ready, trim < L parāre to prepare)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) pare, pare down
decrease gradually or bit by bit
2. (verb) whittle, pare
cut small bits or pare shavings from
"whittle a piece of wood"
3. (verb) skin, peel, pare
strip the skin off
"pare apples"
4. (verb) pare, trim
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
"pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) pare
to cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof
2. (verb) pare
to remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies
3. (verb) pare
fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen
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