Thesaurus: pare

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1. v. t. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
2. v. t. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
3. v. t. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.
4. v. decrease gradually or bit by bit
5. v. cut small bits or pare shavings from
6. v. remove the skin from
7. v. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
8. 1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof. 2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies. 3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. Bacon.
9. v:100 v. decrease gradually or bit by bit v. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size