Extend and Prune

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Extend

Extend verb - To make longer.
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Prune is an antonym for extend.
Nearby Words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, extending

Prune

Prune verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree
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Synonyms for Prune
Extend is an antonym for prune.
Nearby Words: pruned, pruning
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Common collocations

bit extend bit prune bit
limbs extend limbs prune limbs
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Prune and Extend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/prune
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