Definition of prune
: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
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Recent Examples of prune from the Web
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Drain the prunes, blot dry with paper towels, chop them, and set aside.
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The real nutritious surprise is what’s inside: prunes.
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Taking a fiber supplement or drinking a glass of prune juice can also help.
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The chocolate tart’s brownie-like texture was touched with smoke and the earthy kiss of beet-prune jam.
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As the plant matures, prune to eliminate scraggly stems.
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There’s much more to Lodi than heavy, over-oaked Zinfandel that tastes like prunes or raisins.
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And getting more fiber doesn’t limit you to eating only prunes and wheat bran.
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Old Chatham Ewe’s Blue is a deeply mottled sheep’s milk blue in the style of Roquefort with notes of fresh and cooked fruits (think grandma’s stewed prunes, but appetizing) and a buttermilk-like tang.
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Origin and Etymology of prune
Middle English, from Anglo-French, plum, from Latin prunum — more at plum
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearDefinition of prune
pruned;
pruning
1 a
: to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter
- pruned the text
- prune the budget
b
: to remove as superfluous
- prune away all ornamentation
2
: to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth
- prune the branches
: to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous
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pruner
nounExamples of prune in a Sentence
She carefully pruned the hedge.
Those trees need to be pruned every year.
The students were asked to prune their essays.
The budget needs to be pruned.
Recent Examples of prune from the Web
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If pruning out the nests removes too much of a small plant, manually pulling it out would be better.
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His overhaul had skeptics who worried that the turn toward austerity would mean years of low returns and that mistakes could be made as the system pruned external managers.
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After they’ve been trained, these giant datasets also need to be pruned and shrunk so they can be deployed in the real world in Waymo’s vehicles.
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One criticism that can’t be avoided is that the playwright missed an opportunity to prune his work into a better-fitting form.
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If pruning is necessary, do it in early spring as soon as blooming stops.
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Most of them work in the fruit industry here — picking apples in the orchards, pruning the trees, packing in the warehouses.
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The Fed is grappling with discord over how to prune its massive portfolio.
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Topic: Why, when, and how, to prune any flowering tree or shrub.
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PRUNE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of prune for English Language Learners
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: a dried plum that is often cooked before it is eaten
prune
Definition of prune for English Language Learners
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: to cut off some of the branches of (a tree or bush) so that it will grow better or look better
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: to reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted
PRUNE Defined for Kids
Definition of prune for Students
pruned;
pruning
1
: to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree
2
: to cut out useless or unwanted parts (as unnecessary words in something written)
Medical Dictionary
noun
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medical Definition of prune
: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation and often used as a food and as a mild laxative
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