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In some senses, prise is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
prise
/pɹaɪz/
verb 2noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
open, trying, unable
VERB + PRISE
gates, tried, try
PRISE + NOUN
circlip, door, drawer, products
PREP.
off, with
ADV.
apart
Definitions
verb
1
To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked.
Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart!
2
To extract something that is difficult to obtain.
prise information out of someone
noun
1
An enterprise or adventure.
In which I may record the memory Of my loves conquest, peerlesse beauties prise
2
Obsolete form of prize.
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Idioms & Phrases
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I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked.
Wiktionary02
Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart!
Wiktionary03
Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products.
Wiktionary04
In which I may record the memory Of my loves conquest, peerlesse beauties prise
Wiktionary05
They were unable to prise open the box because it was too rusty.
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Tom tried to prise open the box.
Tatoeba · #3509356Usage Notes
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