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Pronunciation : Re*trench"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See Trench.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.

Syn. -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.

t. [imp. & p. p. Retrenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Retrenching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*trench"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913