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pare
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- pronunciation:
- peIr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pares, paring, pared |
| definition 1: |
to cut off the outer layer or ends from.
She pared the potatoes.- synonyms:
- peel
- similar words:
- shave, skin
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| definition 2: |
to cut off (the outer layer of something).
We were paring the skin from the apples.- synonyms:
- peel
- similar words:
- prune, scale
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| definition 3: |
to reduce or diminish gradually by or as if by cutting.
We must pare our costs of production.- synonyms:
- diminish, prune, reduce
- similar words:
- crop, cut, decrease, lessen, retrench
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| related words: |
clip, curtail, lower, reduce, shorten, strip, trim, truncate |
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| derivation: |
parer (n.) |
The words pare, pair, and pear sound alike but have different meanings.
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