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Synonyms for prune

Grammar : Verb
Spell : proon
Phonetic Transcription : prun

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Définition of prune

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "a plum," also "a dried plum" (c.1200 in place name Prunhill), from Old French pronne "plum" (13c.), from Vulgar Latin *pruna, fem. singular formed from Latin pruna, neuter plural of prunum "a plum," by dissimilation from Greek proumnon, from a language of Asia Minor. Slang meaning "disagreeable or disliked person" is from 1895. Prune juice is from 1807.
  • verb trim; cut short
Example sentences :
  • I might fertilize him, I might prune him, and I might use insecticide on him.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The one great work that a vinedresser has to do for the branch every year is to prune it.
  • Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
  • Then, how I would toil, toil, prune and expand his feeble ideas!
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • He meant at least to prune the orchard and maybe set out dwarfs.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Nourish your idea plants that have been starved; prune your word plants.
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • Considered from every standpoint, March and April are quite the best months in which to prune.
  • Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt
  • Mulberry-colour, much like that we call plum-colour or prune.
  • Extract from : « The King's Daughters » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Prune off all dead wood, and all the little twigs on the main limbs.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher
  • He must put his legs up on the sofa; and he must have a glass of prune brandy too.
  • Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
  • To cut or prune gooseberry and currant-trees is very simple.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Sports: » by William Martin

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