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pare (per)

transitive verb pared, paring par′·ing

  1. to cut or trim away (the rind, skin, covering, rough surface, etc.) of (anything); peel
  2. to reduce or diminish (costs, etc.) gradually: often with down

Etymology: ME paren < MFr parer, to prepare, trim, pare < L parare, to prepare

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pare Synonyms

pare

v.

  1. To peel

    skin, scalp, strip, flay; see cut 1, shave 1, skin.

  2. To trim

    prune, clip, crop, trim off; see carve 1, cut 1, trim 1.


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pare Usage Examples

Followed by a transitive particle

  • away: It pares away the surface of the cheese to produce attractive rosettes of cheese.

Object

  • thing: Neiman pares things down to a single, profound fear.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: Washing will be increased enormously, so pare down on the time devoted to laundering household and personal things.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • away: United Designers have pared away all the non-essential elements of a traditional hotel to create a property which is timeless and yet firmly contemporary.
  • down: Of course, such a paring down of the original leaves little space to explore some of the darker elements of the play.
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