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pare

/ pare /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
decrease gradually or bit by bit
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
"pare one''s fingernails"
"trim the photograph"
"trim lumber"
Type of:
cut
Kinds of:
dress
Derived:
trimmer parer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
cut small bits or pare shavings from
"whittle a piece of wood"
Type of:
cut
Derived:
paring sliver shaving whittler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
strip the skin off
"pare apples"
Type of:
strip
Kinds of:
peel off flay
Derived:
parer paring knife paring peel skin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

decrease lessen minify cut dress strip peel off flay