pare down

• Фразовый глагол, означающий уменьшить что-либо в размере, количестве или числе, часто путем отсечения ненужных частей.

A phrasal verb meaning to reduce something in size, amount, or number, often by cutting away unnecessary parts.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Reduce in size or amountformal

   To reduce something, especially by cutting away unnecessary parts.

   Сократить

   • We need to pare down the budget to meet our goals.
   • She pared down her wardrobe to only essential items.
   • The editor pared down the manuscript to half its original length.

   Synonymscurtailcutdiminishlessenprunereducescale downshrinktrimwhittle down

   Antonymsaugmentenlargeexpandextendincrease

Base verbpare