The difference between Bare and Mere

When used as nouns, bare means the surface, the (bare) skin, whereas mere means a sea.

When used as verbs, bare means to uncover, whereas mere means to limit.

When used as adjectives, bare means minimal, whereas mere means famous.

Bare is also adverb with the meaning: very.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bare and Mere

Bare as an adjective:

Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

Examples:

"a bare majority"
Bare as an adjective:

Naked, uncovered.

Examples:

"I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested."
Bare as an adjective:

Having no supplies.

Examples:

"a room bare of furniture"

"The cupboard was bare."
Bare as an adjective:

Having no decoration.

Examples:

"The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?"
Bare as an adjective:

Having had what usually covers (something) removed.

Examples:

"The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves."
Bare as an adjective (MLE, not comparable):

A lot or lots of.

Examples:

"It's bare money to get in the club each time, man."
Bare as an adjective:

With head uncovered; bareheaded.
Bare as an adjective:

Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
Bare as an adjective (figurative):

Mere; without embellishment.
Bare as an adjective:

Threadbare, very worn.

Bare as an adverb (British, slang):

Very; significantly.

Examples:

"That pissed me off bare."

"It's taking bare time."
Bare as an adverb:

Barely.
Bare as an adverb:

Without a condom.

Bare as a noun (‘the bare’):

The surface, the (bare) skin.
Bare as a noun:

Surface; body; substance.
Bare as a noun (architecture):

That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.

Bare as a verb (transitive):

To uncover; to reveal.

Examples:

"She bared her teeth at him."

Mere as a noun (obsolete):

A sea.
Mere as a noun (dialectal, or, literary):

A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. Also included in place names such as .

Examples:

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Mere as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
Mere as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

To set divisions and bounds.
Mere as a verb (cartography):

To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.

Mere as an adjective (obsolete):

Pure, unalloyed .
Mere as an adjective (obsolete):

Nothing less than; complete, downright .

Examples:

"I saved a mere 10 pounds this week."
Mere as an adjective:

Just, only; no more than , pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.