RETRENCHED
Verb
retrenched
simple past tense and past participle of retrench
Source: Wiktionary
RETRENCH
Re*trench", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retrenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Retrenching.] Etym: [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.)
Definition: To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
Syn.
– To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
Re*trench", v. i.
Definition: To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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