prise
prize3
or prise
- pry2.
- leverage.
- a lever.
Origin of prize3
Examples from the Web for prised
Contemporary Examples
The door was prised open by the editor of The American Prospect, Michael Tomasky, and we all spilled out, still furiously bonding.
Historical Examples
With the point of nurse's scissors we prised the viands from the platters.
The Magic CityEdith Nesbit
Vashti prised at a loose stone from the wall with the point of her sunshade.
Major VigoureuxA. T. Quiller-Couch
He took Pinto's knife from his hand and prised one of the discs loose.
Jack O' JudgmentEdgar Wallace
They raked out his fire, and prised up a loose board in the floor.
The Cock-House at FellsgarthTalbot Baines Reed
Directly the valves were prised apart the pearl fell into my hand.
Tropic DaysE. J. Banfield
prize1
- a reward or honour for victory or for having won a contest, competition, etc
- (as modifier)prize jockey; prize essay
- something given to the winner of any game of chance, lottery, etc
- something striven for
- any valuable property captured in time of war, esp a vessel
Word Origin
prize2
- (tr) to esteem greatly; value highly
Word Origin
prize3
- a variant spelling of prise
prise
prize
- to force open by levering
- to extract or obtain with difficultythey had to prise the news out of him
- rare, or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for prised
prize
n.1
"reward," prise (c.1300 in this sense), from Old French pris "price, value, worth; reward" (see price (n.)). As an adjective, "worthy of a prize," from 1803. The spelling with -z- is from late 16c. Prize-fighter is from 1703; prize-fight from 1730 (prize-fighter from 1785).
prize
n.2
"something taken by force," mid-13c., prise "a taking, holding," from Old French prise "a taking, seizing, holding," noun use of fem. past participle of prendre "to take, seize," from Latin prendere, contraction of prehendere "lay hold of, grasp, seize, catch" (see prehensile). Especially of ships captured at sea (1510s). The spelling with -z- is from late 16c.
prize
v.
"to estimate," 1580s, alteration of Middle English prisen "to prize, value" (late 14c.), from stem of Old French preisier "to praise" (see praise (v.)). Related: Prized; prizing.