1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham. [1913 Webster] 2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. [1913 Webster] But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison. [1913 Webster] These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. [1913 Webster] Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge. [1913 Webster]
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