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Pare vs Pre - What's the difference?

pare | pre |

As verbs the difference between pare and pre

is that pare is to seem, to look, to appear while pre is (slang) to precum, to pre-ejaculate.

As a preposition pre is

before (something significant).

As a noun pre is

(slang) precum, cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.

pare

English

Verb

(par)
  • to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
  • We pared the paired pears.
  • to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
  • Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
  • to trim the hoof of a horse
  • Synonyms

    * to peel * to skin

    Derived terms

    * cheeseparing * parer * paring * paring knife * pare away * pare down * pare off

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    pre

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , see (pre-)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Before (something significant).
  • Etymology 2

    Abbreviated from (precum).

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.
  • Verb

  • (slang) To precum, to pre-ejaculate.
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