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Definitions for Pare

[1] to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
[2] to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often followed by off or away ).
[3] to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often followed by down ): to pare down one's expenses.
[4] Am·broise [ahn -br wa z ] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ , 1510–90, French surgeon.
[5] to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
[6] to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
[7] to decrease bit by bit
[8] Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization

Words related to Pare

shave, lower, prune, reduce, scrape, decrease, slash, cut, clip, flay, skin, decorticate, crop, dock, lop, thin, scalp, strip, carve, uncover

Words nearby Pare

pardner, pardon, pardoner, pardubice, pardy, pare, parecious, paregmenon, paregoric, pareidolia, pareira

Origin of Pare

1275–1325; Middle English paren < Middle French parer to make ready, trim < Latin parāre to prepare

Words that may be confused with Pare

pair, pare, payer, pear

Other words from Pare

pare·a·ble , adjective
un·pared , adjective

Word origin for Pare

C13: from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make ready

Synonyms for Pare

cut back, cut down, decrease, lower, mark down, prune, reduce, scrape, shave, slash, carve, clip, crop, cut, decorticate, dock, flay, lop, scalp, shear, skin, skive, strip, thin, uncover, knock off