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Detailed Synonyms for prune in English

prune:

prune [the ~] noun

  1. the prune
    the prune
  2. the prune
    – dried plum 1
    the prune
    – dried plum 1

to prune verb (prunes, pruned, pruning)

  1. to prune
    to prune; to trim; to cut back; to pare
    • prune verb (prunes, pruned, pruning)
    • trim verb (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • cut back verb (cuts back, cut back, cutting back)
    • pare verb (pares, pared, paring)
  2. to prune
    – weed out unwanted or unnecessary things 1
    to cut; to prune; to rationalize; rationalise
    – weed out unwanted or unnecessary things 1
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
      • We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet1
    • prune verb (prunes, pruned, pruning)
    • rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
    • rationalise verb, British
  3. to prune
    – cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of 1
    to crop; to trim; to prune; to dress; to clip; to snip; to cut back; lop
    – cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of 1
    • crop verb (crops, cropped, cropping)
    • trim verb (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • prune verb (prunes, pruned, pruning)
    • dress verb (dresss, dressed, dressing)
      • dress the plants in the garden1
    • clip verb (clips, clipped, clipping)
    • snip verb (snips, snipped, snipping)
    • cut back verb (cuts back, cut back, cutting back)
    • lop verb

Conjugations for prune:

present
  1. prune
  2. prune
  3. prunes
  4. prune
  5. prune
  6. prune
simple past
  1. pruned
  2. pruned
  3. pruned
  4. pruned
  5. pruned
  6. pruned
present perfect
  1. have pruned
  2. have pruned
  3. has pruned
  4. have pruned
  5. have pruned
  6. have pruned
past continuous
  1. was pruning
  2. were pruning
  3. was pruning
  4. were pruning
  5. were pruning
  6. were pruning
future
  1. shall prune
  2. will prune
  3. will prune
  4. shall prune
  5. will prune
  6. will prune
continuous present
  1. am pruning
  2. are pruning
  3. is pruning
  4. are pruning
  5. are pruning
  6. are pruning
subjunctive
  1. be pruned
  2. be pruned
  3. be pruned
  4. be pruned
  5. be pruned
  6. be pruned
diverse
  1. prune!
  2. let's prune!
  3. pruned
  4. pruning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "prune":

  • pruning, prunes

Alternate Synonyms for "prune":


Related Definitions for "prune":

  1. dried plum1
  2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things1
  3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of1

Related Synonyms for prune