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pare Definition

pare (per)

transitive verb pared, 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

pare Related Forms

par′·er noun

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.

pare Usage Examples

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: The strategy then would be to begin paring down the break period between sets.
  • away: It pares away the surface of the cheese to produce attractive rosettes of cheese.
  • off: I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine.

Object

  • knife: Take a piece of rock and a paring knife and make some slices.
  • cost: Finally, he cut off the pointy bow and pared the cost to just under $ 50.
  • zest: Simmer Cox's apple slices in a little water with a piece of pared lemon zest.
  • pre-: Already at creation, the land was being pre- pared for the covenant.
  • com: The results will be com pared with that obtained from cross-sectional TEM.
  • thing: Neiman pares things down to a single, profound fear.

Particle object:

  • version: Small ' project ' PRINCE methodology or pared down version.
  • text: Radford has pared down the text to a manageable shape that appears thrilling and trim - an admirable achievement.
  • number: Hale complied by paring down the number of guests and making Dean more comfortable with the show.

Modifying Another Word

  • down: Every aspect of each painting existed in her mind's eye, mapped out, pared down, edited.
  • back: Then he might have gone to work on the ends, paring back the sticks to more closely resemble fingers.
  • away: A dry, moist or suppurating bruise can be seen at the seat of corn when the overlying sole is pared away.
  • carefully: White Line Separation Sheep with toe abscesses should be carefully pared along the white line, and this will usually reveal a dark mark.
  • pre: But we could not find anyone in authority who was pre pared to listen to us.
  • so: Washing will be increased enormously, so pare down on the time devoted to laundering household and personal things.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • down: Of course, such a paring down of the original leaves little space to explore some of the darker elements of the play.
  • 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.