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to pare
01
to peel or strip away the outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, or other foods
Examples
She pares the apples before adding them to the pie filling.
02
to trim or remove the outer layer of something
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
pare
3rd person singular
pares
present participle
paring
past simple
pared
past participle
pared
03
cut small bits or pare shavings from
04
decrease gradually or bit by bit
Lexical Tree
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