About The Word Retrench
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Retrench
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What's The Definition Of Retrench?
[v] make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
[v] tighten one's belt; use resources carefully Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrench: Related Terms | Find terms related to Retrench: See Also | bring down | conserve | cut | cut back | cut down | economise | economize | husband | reduce | trim | trim back | trim down Retrench In Webster's Dictionary \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher;
pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See
{Trench}.]
1. To cut off; to pare away.
Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham.
2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench
superfluities or expenses.
But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.
--Milton.
3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison.
These figures, ought they then to receive a
retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor.
4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench
bastions.
Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
\Re*trench"\, v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. |
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