prise

[prahyz]

verb (used with object)

prised, prising 

1. prize.

prise

/ praɪz /

verb

1. to force open by levering

2. to extract or obtain with difficulty

   they had to prise the news out of him

noun

1. rare,  a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed

Word History and Origins

Origin of prise¹

C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see _prize ¹

Example Sentences

Curran nicked off Mitchell but was unable to prise out another before New Zealand reached the winning line.

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The US has sought to prise the app's US operations away from Chinese parent company ByteDance over national security concerns.

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Although it was recovered, the crown was damaged, and Laurence des Cars told the senators that it had probably been crushed as the thieves prised it from its display case.

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However, Schmidt's tenure ended with two losses and he was unable to prise the Bledisloe from the All Blacks.

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Liverpool are interested in the 25-year-old Sweden forward but know they would have to break the British transfer record to even stand a chance of prising him from the Magpies.

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Related Words

• crowbar 
• leverage