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–verb (used with object), pared, par·ing.

1.	to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.

2.	to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often fol. by off or away).

3.	to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down): to pare down one's expenses.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME paren < MF parer to make ready, trim < L parāre to prepare

]

—Related forms

pare·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. See peel¹. 3. clip, shave, lessen.

—Antonyms 3. increase.

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Pa·ré

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Am·broise

Audio Help [ahn-brwaz] Pronunciation Key, 1510–90, French surgeon.

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tr.v. pared, par·ing, pares

To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument: pare apples.
To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving: pared off the excess dough.
To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim: pare expenses from the monthly budget.

[Middle English paren, from Old French parer, to prepare, trim, from Latin parāre, to prepare; see perə-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

par'er n.

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"to trim by cutting close," c.1320, from O.Fr. parer "arrange, prepare, trim," from L. parare "make ready," related to parere "produce, bring forth, give birth to," from PIE base *per- "to bring forward, bring forth" (cf. Lith. pariu "to brood," Gk. poris "calf, bull," O.H.G. farro, Ger. Farre "bullock," O.E. fearr "bull," Skt. prthukah "child, calf, young of an animal," Czech spratek "brat, urchin, premature calf"). Generalized meaning "to reduce something little by little" is from 1530.

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pare
verb
1.	decrease gradually or bit by bit
2.	cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: whittle]
3.	strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin]
4.	remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

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Pa`rure"\, n. [F., OF. pareure, LL. paraura, fr. L. parare to prepare. See Pare.] An ornament or decoration for the person; esp., a decoration consisting of a set of ornaments to be used together; as, a parure of rubies or of embroideries.

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Pa*rade"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See Pare, v. t.]

1. The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.

2. (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force assembled.

3. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.

Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. --Swift.

4. That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military order; as, a parade of firemen.

In state returned the grand parade. --Swift.

5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]

When they are not in parade, and upon their guard. --Locke.

6. A public walk; a promenade.

Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and Undress.

Parade rest, a position of rest for soldiers, in which, however, they are required to be silent and motionless. --Wilhelm.

Syn: Ostentation; display; show.

Usage: Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous exhibition of things for the purpose of display; ostentation now generally indicates a parade of virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be honored. "It was not in the mere parade of royalty that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power." --Robertson. "We are dazzled with the splendor of titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of victories." --Spectator.

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Pare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pared; p. pr. & vb. n. Paring.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. Empire, Parade, Pardon, Parry, Prepare.]

1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.

2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.

3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.

The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. --Bacon.

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Par"er\, n. [From Pare, v. t.] One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring.

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Par"ing\, n. [From Pare, v. t.]

1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.

2. That which is pared off. --Pope.

Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. --Mortimer.

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Par"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried; p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] [F. par['e], p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]

1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. --Locke.

Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw. --Cowper.

2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.

The French government has parried the payment of our claims. --E. Everett.

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Pre*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepare?; p. pr. & vb. n. Preparing.] [F. pr['e]parer, L. praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See Pare.]

1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.

Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light. --Dryden.

2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment. --Milton.

That they may prepare a city for habitation. --Ps. cvii. 36

Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form; make; make; ready.

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Ram"part\, n. [F. rempart, OF. rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or intrench one's self; re- re- pref. + pref. en- (L. in) + parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepape. See Pare.]

1. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.

2. (Fort.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification. --Mahan.

Syn: Bulwark; fence; security; guard.

Usage: Rampart, Bulwark. These words were formerly interchanged; but in modern usage a distinction has sprung up between them. The rampart of a fortified place is the enceinte or main embankment or wall which surrounds it. The term bulwark is now applied to peculiarly strong outworks which project for the defense of the rampart, or main work. A single bastion is a bulwark. In using these words figuratively, rampart is properly applied to that which protects by walling out; bulwark to that which stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel it. Hence, we speak of a distinguished individual as the bulwark, not the rampart, of the state. This distinction, however, is often disregarded.

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Re*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired (-p?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repairing.] [F. r['e]parer, L. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare to prepare. See Pare, and cf. Reparation.]

1. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune.

Secret refreshings that repair his strength. --Milton.

Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. --Wordsworth.

2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.

I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. --Shak.

Syn: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.

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Vi*tu"per*ate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. vituperatus, p. p. of vituperare to blame, vituperate; vitium a fault + parare to prepare. See Vice a fault, and Pare, v. t.] To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.

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