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8 Letter Words for Retrench
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Definitions for Retrench
[1] to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
[2] to cut off or remove.
[3] Military . to protect by a retrenchment.
[4] to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers.
[5] to reduce or curtail (costs); economize
[6] (tr) to shorten, delete, or abridge
[7] (tr) to protect by a retrenchment
Words related to Retrench
curtail, conserve, trim, scrimp, economize, reduce, delete, confine, shorten, omit, lessen, diminish, decrease, remove, slash, abridge, limit, save, eliminate
Words nearby Retrench
retread, retreat, retreat from reality, retreatant, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution, retributive, retributivism
Origin of Retrench
1600–10; < French retrencher (obsolete variant of retrancher ), Middle French retrenchier, equivalent to re- re- + trenchier to trench
Other words from Retrench
re·trench·a·ble , adjective
re·trench·er , noun
un·re·trench·a·ble , adjective
un·re·trenched , adjective
Word origin for Retrench
C17: from Old French retrenchier , from re- + trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to lop; see trench
Synonyms for Retrench
conserve, curtail, cut down, economize, reduce, scrimp, trim