Synonyms

pare

¹ American

[pair] / pɛər /

verb (used with object)

pared, paring

to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often followed by off oraway ).
to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often followed bydown ).

to pare down one's expenses.

Synonyms:

lessen, shave, clip

Antonyms:

increase

Paré ² American

[pa-rey] / paˈreɪ /

noun

Ambroise 1510–90, French surgeon.

pare ¹ British

/ pɛə /

verb

to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
to decrease bit by bit

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Paré ² British

/ pare /

noun

Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization

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Related Words

See peel ¹.

Other Word Forms

pareable adjective
parer noun
unpared adjective

Etymology

Origin of pare

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English paren, from Middle French parer, “to make ready, trim” from Latin parāre ”to prepare, make ready“; prepare

Example Sentences

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Both gold and silver futures hit the ground running in early trading, but pared gains as the day advanced.

From The Wall Street Journal

The retrenchment from Amazon is part of a broader move by Saks to pare back its businesses as it restructures.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tesla shares were down as much as 3.7% on Monday morning, but had pared losses and were off 2.7% around noon.

From MarketWatch

Recently, Magnetar pared its holdings of CoreWeave stock by engaging in some sophisticated prepaid forward-sale contracts, which allows it to receive cash upfront but retain voting rights on those shares until June.

From Barron's

Recently, Magnetar pared its holdings of CoreWeave stock by engaging in some sophisticated prepaid forward-sale contracts which allows it to receive cash upfront, but retain voting rights on those shares until June.

From Barron's

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