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to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree Synonyms of prune bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, clip, shave, shear, snip, trimWords Related to prune skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shortenNear Antonyms of prune elongate, extend, lengthen
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