Pare

Pronunciation

• enPR: pâr, IPA: /peÉ™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)-f-
• Homophones: pair, pear

Origin

From Old French parer "arrange, prepare, trim", from Latin parare "make ready" (related to parere "produce, bring forth"), from a Proto-Indo-European *per- ("to bring forward, bring forth").

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Full definition of pare

Verb

1. (transitive) to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knifeWe pared the paired pears.
2. (transitive) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting offAlbert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
3. to trim the hoof of a horse

Synonyms

• to peel
• to skin

Derived terms

• cheeseparing
• parer
• paring
• paring knife
• pare away
• pare down
• pare off

Anagrams

• aper, pear, rape, reap