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
These have the pared-down, Pre-Modernist look of Art Nouveau.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe emerges, barely, pared to his essence, like a sculpture hacked from ice.
J.J. Cale, 74 No one has ever pared a song down to its essentials better than this laconic Oklahoma composer and performer.
The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut where Schrager and Starck pared down, Calderwood and his team gussied up.
Ace Hotel Founder Alex Calderwood’s Greatest Legacy | Jessica Dawson | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Defense Department,” Hagel has argued, “has been bloated” and must “be pared down.
Veterans of the winter, at rest behind the lines, sat in the sun and pared potatoes for the midday meal.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartAnd in that second little interview—about nothing, in truth—a mere piece of audacity—the lion's claws had been a good deal pared.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardHe handed the pamphlet to Felix, and while that gentleman cast his eye over it the prince pared his nails carefully.
Black Diamonds | Mr JkaiPut in nine or ten well-washed raw truffles pared very thin and cut into slices about the size of a florin.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisAfter an apple was pared in one continuous strip, the paring was tossed three times round the head, and then thrown to the floor.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells
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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