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PARE DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pare down mean?
• PARE DOWN (verb)
The verb PARE DOWN has 1 sense:
1. decrease gradually or bit by bit
Familiarity information: PARE DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decrease gradually or bit by bit
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
pare; pare down
Hypernyms (to "pare down" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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