RETRENCH


Meaning of RETRENCH in English

I . v. a.

1.

Curtail, cut, lop, dock, prune, pare, clip, cut short, cut off, lop off.

2.

Diminish, lessen, decrease, abridge, curtail.

3.

Confine, limit.

4.

Deprive of, mutilate.

II . v. n.

1.

Economize.

2.

Encroach, make inroad.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.