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| re·trench [ ri trénch ] (past and past participle re·trenched, present participle re·trench·ing, 3rd person present singular re·trench·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb economize: to reduce something such as costs
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2. transitive verb cut something out: to cut out, cut back, or omit something
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3. intransitive verb reorganize: to stop doing something in order to reorganize or rethink something
  We retrenched and began reorganizing when we realized the plan wasn't working.
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| [Late 16th century. < French retrancher "cut again" < trenchier "to cut"] |
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| re·trench·er noun |
| re·trench·ment noun |
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