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Prise Common

Prise has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

An enterprise or adventure.

Verb
1

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

"The burglar jimmied the lock"

"Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

2

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

"They pried the information out of him"

3

regard highly; think much of

"I respect his judgement"

"We prize his creativity"

4

To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

Example Sentences
"The burglar jimmied the lock" verb
"Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" verb
"They pried the information out of him" verb
"I respect his judgement" verb
"We prize his creativity" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
disesteem disrespect
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
open extort see
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
think the world of reverence admire
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise anise raise paise brise poise scise
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