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Select the antonym of:
to hew

  1. A
    to prune
  2. B
    to chop
  3. C
    to agglutinate
  4. D
    to cleave

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* To hew means to chop or cut something (especially wood or stone) with an axe or sword; to separate or sever.
To agglutinate means to firmly stick or glue things together; unite. Since it means to join together, it acts as a direct antonym to cutting or separating apart.

To prune means to trim or cut back branches.

To chop means to cut into pieces.

To cleave means to split or sever something.

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Select the antonym of:
to hew
A
to prune
B
to chop
C
to agglutinate
D
to cleave

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