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pare

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to reduce or trim something gradually by removing outer parts or excess

In a sentence

The new director set about paring the department's budget to its essential functions.

Synonyms
trimreducecurtail
Antonyms
expandenlargeaugment

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