RETRENCH


Meaning of RETRENCH in English

[re.trench] vb [obs. F retrencher (now retrancher), fr. MF retrenchier, fr. re- + trenchier to cut] vt (1625) 1 a: cut down, reduce b: to cut out: excise

2: to pare away: remove ~ vi: to make retrenchments; specif: economize syn see shorten

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