prune vs eliminate

prune is a noun but eliminate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prune	Yes	No	Yes	No
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eliminate is a hypernym of prune; that is, eliminate is a word with a broader meaning than prune:

Other hypernyms of prune include do away with, extinguish, get rid of.

prune (noun)	eliminate (noun)
dried plum

prune (verb)	eliminate (verb)
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things	eliminate from the body
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of	kill in large numbers
	terminate, end, or take out
	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	dismiss from consideration or a contest
	remove from a contest or race
	get rid of something