prune

prune (http://definr.com/prune)

     n : dried plum
     v 1: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
           lop, dress, cut back]
     2: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
        weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, rationalize,
         rationalise]