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prune — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, plum, from Latin prunum more at plum Date: 14th century a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation II. verb (pruned; pruning) Etymology: Middle English prouynen, probably… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Prune — Prune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.] 1. To lop or cut off… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prune — Ⅰ. prune [1] ► NOUN 1) a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance. 2) informal a disagreeable person. ORIGIN Greek prounon plum . Ⅱ. prune [2] ► … English terms dictionary
prune — prune1 [pro͞on] n. [ME < MFr < VL pruna < L prunum < Gr proumnon, plum] 1. a plum dried for eating 2. any of various varieties of plum that can be dried without spoiling ☆ 3. Slang a dull or otherwise unpleasant person prune2 [pro͞on] … English World dictionary
prune — I [[t]prun[/t]] n. 1) pln a variety of plum that dries without spoiling 2) pln any plum when dried • Etymology: 1300–50; late ME < MF < L prūna, pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of prūnum plum < Gk proû(m) non plum I II prune [[t]prun[/t]] v.… … From formal English to slang
prune — 1. n. 1 a dried plum. 2 colloq. a silly or disliked person. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L prunum f. Gk prou(m)non plum 2. v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by down) trim (a tree etc.) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches etc. b (usu. foll. by off,… … Useful english dictionary
prune — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, amputate, annihilate, ax, backset, ban, bar, bisect, blockhead, bob, boil down, brash, butcher, capsulize, carve, chop, chump, cleave, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop,… … Moby Thesaurus
prune — pruËn n. dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang) v. cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid … English contemporary dictionary
prune — prune1 noun 1》 a plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance. 2》 informal a disagreeable person. Origin ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk prou(m)non plum . prune2 verb 1》 trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or… … English new terms dictionary
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do away with — verb terminate, end, or take out (Freq. 1) Let s eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics Socialism extinguished these archaic customs eliminate my debts • Syn: ↑extinguish, ↑eliminate, ↑get rid of … Useful english dictionary
