prise
[prahyz]
/praɪz/
verb (used with object)
,
prised,
prising,
noun
1.
prize
3
.
Can be confused
prise,
prize
.
Examples from the web for
prise
They also suspect the municipality of denying them services, to
prise
them out by stealth.
Neither can it
prise
donations out of the pockets of anyone unwilling to give them.
British Dictionary definitions for
prise
prise
/
praɪz
/
verb
(
transitive
)
1.
to force open by levering
2.
to extract or obtain with difficulty:
they had to prise the news out of him
noun
3.
(
rare or dialect
) a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed
US and Canadian equivalent
pry
Word Origin
C17: from Old French
prise
a taking, from
prendre
to take, from Latin
prehendere;
see
prize
1