Prune and Shrink

Prune

Prune verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
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Shrink and prune are semantically related. in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Shrink" instead a verb "Prune".

Nearby Words: pruned, pruning

Shrink

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

Prune and shrink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prune" instead a verb "Shrink".

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

Common collocations

population prune population shrink population
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