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(1):

(v. t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; - followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.

(2):

(v. t.) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.

(3):

(v. t.) Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.