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retrench

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re.trench \ri-'trench\ vb [obs. F retrencher (now retrancher), fr. MF 
   retrenchier, fr.]re- + trenchier to cut 1a: to cut down : REDUCE  1b: to 
   cut out : EXCISE  2: to pare away : REMOVE  : to make retrenchments; specif 
   : ECONOMIZE