■ verb
1》 trim by cutting away the outer edges of.
2》 (often ~ something away/down ) reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r 'adorn, pre~', also 'peel, trim', from L. parare 'pre~'.
■ verb
1》 trim by cutting away the outer edges of.
2》 (often ~ something away/down ) reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r 'adorn, pre~', also 'peel, trim', from L. parare 'pre~'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004