pare
to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often followed by off or away).
to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often followed by down): to pare down one's expenses.
Origin of pare
1synonym study For pare
Other words for pare
Opposites for pare
Other words from pare
- pare·a·ble, adjective
- un·pared, adjective
Words that may be confused with pare
Other definitions for Paré (2 of 2)
Am·broise [ahn-brwaz], /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/, 1510–90, French surgeon.
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How to use pare in a sentence
Whatever the political fallout, legislators on both sides of the aisle are struggling to pare down their bill lists.
As Virginia Democrats rein themselves in with bill limits, some legislators see lost opportunities | Laura Vozzella | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostThis Oster set comes with all the basic necessities, from paring to carving knives, so you can slice and dice your way to culinary mastery.
Gifts for people who are learning how to cook | Sara Kiley Watson | November 24, 2020 | Popular-ScienceI’ll also watch the pared-down pandemic version of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I will be lonely on Thanksgiving. But that will not stop me from celebrating. | Kellie B. Gormly | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostHe raised Japan’s presence on the world stage by boosting defense spending and paring back restrictions on Japan’s military.
The legacy Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, will leave after resigning | claychandler | August 28, 2020 | FortuneHalf opened studios and pared-down production teams means that there is also a very different atmosphere in the test kitchens.
‘A new way of working’: Publishers’ test kitchens return to studios with new safety procedures in the mix | Kayleigh Barber | August 14, 2020 | Digiday
As long as the United States was the economic primus inter pares, those arguments were hard to gainsay.
The other loaves he pares round, cuts one in two, and gives the upper half in halves to him.
Early English Meals and Manners | VariousThey are 'Arcades ambo et cantare pares et respondere parati.'
Euthydemus | PlatoThe leaf it pares off he picks up and thrusts into his mouth, greedily pushing in the crumbs.
Contemporary One-Act Plays | Sir James M. BarrieThe Dart stands out as prima inter pares at least, because it adds tidal distinctions to its other charms.
The Rivers and Streams of England | A.G. BradleyRue des Perchamps, once Pares Campi, crosses the site of the ancient cemetery of the district.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for pare (1 of 2)
/ (pɛə) /
to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
to decrease bit by bit
Origin of pare
1Derived forms of pare
- parer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Paré (2 of 2)
/ (French pare) /
Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization
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