- 1to remove the thin outer layer of something, especially of fruit pare something She pared the apple. pare something from something First, pare the rind from the lemon. pare something off/away He pared away the excess glue with a razor blade.
- 2pare something (back/down) to gradually reduce the size or amount The training budget has been pared back to a minimum. The workforce has been pared to the bone (= reduced to the lowest possible level). see parings
pare
verbNAmE//pɛr//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pare he / she / it pares
past simple pared
-ing form paring
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