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