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prise

Pronunciation: /pɹaɪz/

The English word “prise” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
  2. To extract something that is difficult to obtain.

noun

  1. An enterprise or adventure.

Etymology

From the Middle English noun prise (“taking of something”), from Old French prise (“seizure; taking; capture”), past participle of prendre (“to take”). Doublet of prize.

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