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pare
1[pair]
verb (used with object)
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.
Antonyms: increase
Paré
2[p
noun
Ambroise 1510–90, French surgeon.
pare
1/ pɛə /
verb
to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
to decrease bit by bit
Paré
2/ pare /
noun
Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization
Other Word Forms
- pareable adjective
- unpared adjective
- parer noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pare1
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Example Sentences
At the same time, more U.S.-based companies have been seeking to exit or pare their exposure to China as trade tensions rise between the world’s two largest economies.
The platforms will need cryptos to pare back their recent losses to spark a rebound.
Big Medicare insurers are paring back their preferred provider organization designs, known as PPOs, while bolstering their more-restrictive health maintenance organization plans, known as HMOs.
Incentive programs have ended or have been pared back across Europe and in the U.S. and Canada.
Sales last year fell well short of expectations, leading GM and other carmakers to pare back plans.
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