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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pare /pɛr/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], pared, par•ing. - to cut off or trim the outer coating or layer of, so as to prepare for something:to pare an apple.
- to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting;
diminish or decrease gradually:to pare (down) expenses.
par•er, n. [countable]See -pare-1.-pare-1 ,root. - -pare- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "prepare.'' This meaning is found in such words as: apparatus, disparate, pare, preparation, prepare, rampart, repair, separate.
-pare-2 ,root. - -pare- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "to bring forth;
breed.'' This meaning is found in such words as: parent, parturition, postpartum.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pare (pâr),USA pronunciation v.t., pared, par•ing. - to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
- to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often fol. by off or away).
- to reduce or remove by or as by cutting;
diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down):to pare down one's expenses.
- Latin parāre to prepare
- Middle French parer to make ready, trim
- Middle English paren 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See peel 1.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clip, shave, lessen.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged increase.
Pa•ré (pa rā′),USA pronunciation n. Am•broise (än brwaz′),USA pronunciation 1510–90, French surgeon.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Paré /French: pare/ n - Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pare /pɛə/ vb (transitive)- to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
- to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
- to decrease bit by bit
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make readyˈparer n |