parer
- to adorn; to bedeck
- to fend off
- to parry
- (reflexive) to get dressed up (in one's finest clothes)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pa.ʁe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French, from Latin parāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).
steer clear of
adorn oneself
abstain from
embrave
endeavor not to meet
keep clear of
show one’s true colors
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