Definitions for Pare

Pare pare

Spelling: [pair]
IPA: /pɛər/

Pare is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in Pare (aepr).

Definitions for Pare

noun

  1. Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
  2. to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often followed by off or away).
  3. to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often followed by down):

Origin of Pare

1275-1325; Middle English paren Middle French parer to make ready, trim Latin parāre to prepare

Examples for Pare

pare and core them, and either leave them whole, or cut them into quarters.

After food stamp usage hit record-breaking numbers in 2013, Congress tried to pare back the benefit.

pare and core the fruit, after being wiped clean; then boil the cores and parings in a little water, till it tastes well.

pare off as thin as possible the rind of a lemon, or of a Seville orange, so as not to cut off any of the white with it.

pare them, and extract the cores without dividing the apple.

pare off the outer skin of some fine citrons, and cut them into quarters.

pare the pine-apple, slice it very thin, and mince it small.

pare thin and halve four pounds of apricots, put them in a dish, and strew among them three pounds of fine loaf-sugar powdered.

When the fruit is nearly ripe, pare and cut some in halves; break the stones, blanch the kernels, and put them to the fruit.

In retirement, Frank is consciously trying to pare down and rein in.

Word Value for Pare
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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