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Chasten vs Pruning - What's the difference?

chasten | pruning |

As verbs the difference between chasten and pruning

is that chasten is to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate while pruning is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun pruning is

a removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.

chasten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate
  • To make chaste; to purify.
  • To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline.
  • To render humble or restrained.

    • pruning

    English

    Noun

  • A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
  • (countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
  • (computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

    • Derived terms

    * alpha-beta pruning

    Verb

    (head)