What is the meaning of the word "pare"?
Definitions:
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to decrease gradually or bit by bit
verb
- I pared the intensity of the shocks over the course of an hour.
- I pared the intensity of the shocks over the course of an hour.
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to remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size verb
- They need to pare their fingernails.
- They need to pare their fingernails.
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to strip the skin off verb
- Have the apples been pared?
- Have the apples been pared?