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pareOne entry found. Main Entry: pare Pronunciation: \ˈper\ Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): pared; par·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French parer to make, prepare, pare, from Latin parare to prepare, acquire; akin to Latin parere to give birth to, produce, Greek porein to give, present, Sanskrit pṛṇāti he gives Date: 14th century 1 : to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of <pare apples> <paring his nails> — par·er noun
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