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to pare down
01
to reduce gradually, often by removing unnecessary or excessive elements
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
down
Base verb
pare
Present tense
pare down
3rd person singular
pares down
Present participle
paring down
Past simple
pared down
Past participle
pared down
Examples
The company decided to pare down its workforce to cut costs during the recession.
