verb Etymology: obsolete French ~er (now retrancher), from Middle French ~ier, from re- + trenchier to cut Date: 1596 transitive verb 1. cut down , reduce , to cut out ; excise , to pare away ; remove , intransitive verb to make ~ments, see: shorten
RETRENCH
Meaning of RETRENCH in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012