pare

Pronunciation: /pɛə/

The English word “pare” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
To trim the hoof of a horse.
To sharpen a pencil.

Etymology

From Middle English paren, from Old French parer (“to arrange, prepare, trim”), from Latin parō (“to prepare, arrange; to provide, furnish; to resolve, purpose”) (related to pariō (“to bear, to give birth to; to spawn, produce, beget; to procure, acquire”)), from a Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forward, bring forth”).

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