pare down


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Related to pare down: catch up, stick to, the likes of, pare off
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Verb1.pare down - decrease gradually or bit by bit
pare
minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
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w>pare down

vt sep (fig) expenses → einschränken; personnel → einsparen; to pare something down to the minimum → etw auf ein Minimum beschränken
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