Retrench
Retrench , transitive verb
[Old French retrenchier, French retrancher; pref. re- re- + Old French trenchier, French trancher, to cut. See Trench.]
1.
To cut off; to pare away.
Thy exuberant parts retrench.
2.
To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.
3.
To confine; to limit; to restrict. — Addison
These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation?
4.
(Fortification) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
Retrench , intransitive verb
To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.