prise

[ prahyz ]

/ praɪz /

verb (used with object), prised, pris·ing, noun

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prise

prise prize

Words nearby prise

pripet, pripet marshes, prisage, priscian, priscilla, prise, prisere, prisiadka, prism, prism bar, prism binocular

Definition for prised (2 of 2)

prize³

or prise

[ prahyz ]

/ praɪz /

verb (used with object), prized, priz·ing.

pry².

noun

leverage.

a lever.

Origin of prize

1350–1400; Middle English prise < Middle French: a hold, grasp < Latin pre(hē)nsa. See prize¹

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Example sentences from the Web for prised

The door was prised open by the editor of The American Prospect, Michael Tomasky, and we all spilled out, still furiously bonding.
D.C. Diary|Tina Brown|January 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
With one effort he prised up the cover, but the hinge snapped, and the lid rolled across the table into Barebone's hand.
The Last Hope|Henry Seton Merriman
He took Pinto's knife from his hand and prised one of the discs loose.
Jack O' Judgment|Edgar Wallace
They raked out his fire, and prised up a loose board in the floor.
The Cock-House at Fellsgarth|Talbot Baines Reed

When Moorehead recovered consciousness he found a bar and prised off some of the corrugated iron near the bodies.
Policing the Plains|R.G. MacBeth
Tremulous and half dead, I prised myself over the edge with my hands, and knelt once more on the hill beside Elsie.
Miss Cayley's Adventures|Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for prised (1 of 4)

prize¹

/ (praɪz) /

noun

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 for prize

C14: from Old French prise a capture, from Latin prehendere to seize; influenced also by Middle English prise reward; see price

British Dictionary definitions for prised (2 of 4)

prize²

/ (praɪz) /

verb

(tr) to esteem greatly; value highly

Word Origin for prize

C15 prise, from Old French preisier to praise

British Dictionary definitions for prised (3 of 4)

prize³

/ (praɪz) /

verb, noun

a variant spelling of prise

British Dictionary definitions for prised (4 of 4)

prise

prize

/ (praɪz) /

verb (tr)

to force open by levering

to extract or obtain with difficultythey had to prise the news out of him

noun

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

US and Canadian equivalent: pry

Word Origin for prise

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

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