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Definition of Retrench

Retrench
Retrench 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.
Retrench
Retrench 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.

Meaning of Retrench from wikipedia

- Retrenchment (French: retrenchment, an old form of retranchement, from retrancher, to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly...
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