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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | parer 'to prepare, make neat', from Latin parare 'to prepare' |
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1DFC to cut off the outer layer of something, using a sharp knife : 
Pare the rind from the fruit.
Pare the rind from the fruit.2 to reduce the amount, number, or size of something as much as you can : The firm has not been able to pare costs fast enough to match competitors.
The firm has not been able to pare costs fast enough to match competitors.pare something ↔ down
phrasal verbThe list was pared down for the final interviews. —pared-down adjective: Even in its pared-down form, the contract was unacceptable.
Even in its pared-down form, the contract was unacceptable.
