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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for prune

Noun

1. prune, dried fruit
usage: dried plum

Verb

1. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back, thin out
usage: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
2. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
usage: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
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