Prise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The journalist tried to prise the politician's secret out, but he remained tight-lipped.
- She didn't want her colleagues to prise into her personal matters, so she kept quiet.
- The police managed to prise crucial information from the witness after hours of interrogation.
- The curious neighbor was always trying to prise into other people's business.
- They refused to answer when the competitor tried to prise their business strategy from them.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She used a screwdriver to prise the lid off the old can.
- The workers had to prise the wedged piece of furniture out of the doorway.
- It took hours to prise the rusted hinges loose enough to remove the door.
- To prise open the stuck zippers, she applied some lubricating spray.
- The firefighters had to prise the crushed roof off the damaged car.
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Meaning 3
Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- We prize the contributions of our long-serving employees in shaping the company's success.
- The university prises academic freedom above all else in its pursuit of knowledge.
- The community prises his selfless devotion to volunteering and helping those in need.
- She prises honesty in her friends above all other traits.
- The corporation prises innovative thinking in its employees as essential for progress.