About The Word Prise
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Prise
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What's The Definition Of Prise?
[v] regard highly; think much of
[v] to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [v] make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" Synonyms | Synonyms for Prise: esteem | jimmy | lever | prize | prize | pry | pry | respect | value Related Terms | Find terms related to Prise: See Also | admire | consider | extort | fear | look up to | loose | loosen | open | open up | reckon | regard | revere | reverence | see | think the world of | venerate | view | wring from Prise In Webster's Dictionary \Prise\, n.
An enterprise. [Obs.] --Spenser.
\Prise\, n. & v. See {Prize}, n., 5. Also {Prize}, v. t. |
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