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prune

verb/pruːn/

A2CEFR level
12/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

To cut away parts of something to make the whole leaner and healthier.

The new chief pruned the product portfolio from forty lines to twelve.

Similar: trim, cut back

Topic: Management & organisation in Business English

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