Pare vs Pore - What's the difference?
pare | pore |
to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
to trim the hoof of a horse
A tiny opening in the skin.
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many or allowing passage of a fluid.
to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
to meditate or reflect in a steady way.
As verbs the difference between pare and pore
is that pare is to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife while pore is to study meticulously; to go over again and again.As a noun pore is
a tiny opening in the skin.pare
English
Verb
(par)- We pared the paired pears.
- Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.