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prise

[ prahyz ]
/ praɪz /
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verb (used with object), noun prised, pris·ing,
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prise

prise , prize
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Words related to prise

crowbar, leverage, advantage, bar, crow, pry, pinch bar

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British Dictionary definitions for prise

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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