Meaning of 'pare'

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Meaning of ‘pare’

3 definitions found.

pare

verb

to decrease gradually or bit by bit

Example: "I pared the intensity of the shocks over the course of an hour."

Synonyms: pare down

verb

to remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

Example: "They need to pare their fingernails."

Synonyms: trim

verb

to strip the skin off

Example: "Have the apples been pared?"

Synonyms: skin

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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