Lend
Reduce
Expand
Prolong
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Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is B. Reduce.
To prune is to cut back or remove parts of a plant, especially to encourage new growth or to improve its appearance. It can also be used figuratively to mean to reduce or eliminate something.
The other options are not synonyms of prune.
- Lend means to give something to someone for a period of time, expecting it to be returned.
- Expand means to make something larger or more extensive.
- Prolong means to make something last longer.