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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Administration officials said they haven’t yet pared down his meeting schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maley believes that questions surrounding how profitable the AI industry is will increasingly cause investors to pare exposure to the tech sector into the first quarter of next year.

From MarketWatch

He further pared Berkshire’s stake in Apple when tech stocks were still booming, and bought a petrochemical company with cash.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the economy appearing to be in better shape than expected, investors pared their bets on another Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month.

From Barron's

Investors had pared their forecasts after the bank indicated it could take a pause on further cuts in its post-meeting statement earlier this month.

From Barron's

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