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prune 1
(pro͞on)n.
1.
a. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.
b. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
2. Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.
intr.v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes Slang
To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust: "Their faces prune at the slightest provocation" (James Wolcott).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *prūna, from Latin prūnum, plum.]
prune 2
(pro͞on)v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes
v.tr.
1. To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth.
2. To remove or cut out as superfluous.
3. To reduce: prune a budget.
v.intr.
To remove what is superfluous or undesirable.
[Early Modern English, from Middle French prougner, from Old French prooignier, perhaps from pro-, variant of por-, pur-, away, forth (from Latin prō-, in front; see pro-1) + rooignier, to trim (from Vulgar Latin *rotundiāre, to round off, from Latin rotundus, round; see ret- in Indo-European roots).]
prun′er n.
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prune
(pruːn)n
1. (Cookery) a purplish-black partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree
2. slang chiefly Brit a dull, uninteresting, or foolish person
[C14: from Old French prune, from Latin prūnum plum, from Greek prounon]
prune
(pruːn)vb
1. (Horticulture) to remove (dead or superfluous twigs, branches, etc) from (a tree, shrub, etc), esp by cutting off
2. to remove (anything undesirable or superfluous) from (a book, etc)
[C15: from Old French proignier to clip, probably from provigner to prune vines, from provain layer (of a plant), from Latin propāgo a cutting]
ˈprunable adj
ˈpruner n
prune
(pruːn)Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
prune1
(prun)n.
1. a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
2. any plum when dried.
[1300–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin prūna, pl. (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum < Greek proû(m)non plum1]
prune2
(prun)v. pruned, prun•ing. v.t.
1. to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim.
2. to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
3. to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
4. to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).
v.i. 5. to remove or cut away superfluous or undesired parts.
[1400–50; late Middle English prouynen < Middle French proognier to prune, variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion < Latin propāginem, acc. of propāgō]
prune3
(prun)v.t. pruned, prun•ing.
Archaic. to preen.
[1350–1400; Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen < Old French poroign-, present s. of poroindre=por- (< Latin pro- pro-1) + oindre to anoint (< Latin unguere); see preen1]
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prune
- amputate - Comes from Latin ambi, "around," and putare, "to prune, trim."
- dried plum - Another name for a prune.
- preen - Generally thought to be an alteration of prune, "cut branches."
- purge - To purge a tree is to prune it; to purge a candle is to snuff it.
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prune
Past participle: pruned
Gerund: pruning
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| Noun | 1. |  prune - dried plum dried fruit - fruit preserved by drying |
| Verb | 1. |  prune - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers |
| 2. | prune - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" |
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verb
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verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بَرْقُوقٌ مُجَفَّفٌخوخ مُجَفَّفيُقَلِّم، يُشَذِّب
sušená švestkaořezávatprořezatprořezávat
sveskebeskære
karsiakuivattu luumu
suha šljiva
snyrta/klippasveskja
プルーン
말린 자두
apcirptapgrieztžāvēta plūme
orezaťprerezaťsušená slivka
suha sliva
katrinplommonansa
พลัมแห้ง
budamakerik kurusukırpmakkuru erik
mận khô
prune
1 [pruːn] N2. (= person) → bobo/a m/f, majadero/a m/f
prune
2 [pruːn] VT [+ tree, branches] → podar (fig) → reducir, recortarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prune
1n → Backpflaume f
prune
2vt (also prune down) → beschneiden, stutzen; hedge → schneiden, zurechtstutzen; (fig) expenditure → kürzen; workforce → reduzieren; firm → schrumpfen lassen; book, essay → zusammenstreichen, kürzen; to prune away → ab- or wegschneiden; unnecessary details etc → wegstreichen; to prune superfluous matter from an essay → einen Aufsatz straffen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prune1
(pruːn) verb to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches. He pruned the roses.
prune2
(pruːn) noun a dried plum.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
prune
→ بَرْقُوقٌ مُجَفَّفٌ sušená švestka sveske Backpflaume ξερό δαμάσκηνο ciruela pasa kuivattu luumu pruneau suha šljiva prugna secca プルーン 말린 자두 gedroogde pruim sviske suszona śliwka ameixa seca чернослив katrinplommon พลัมแห้ง kuru erik mận khô 梅干Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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