prise

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

1. (obsolete) An enterprise or adventure.
2. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of prize.

Synonyms

prize

pry

lever

esteem

value

respect

assess

meed

force

jimmy

wrench

🔧

wring

crick

crush

distort

draw

endeavour

enterprise

estimate

evaluate

express

extract

girdle

grasp

hug

lift

loot

move

open

plunder

premium

press

press out

quirk

rate

ream

reckon

reprise

revere

screw up

size

spoil

squeeze

squeeze out

tribute

turn

acknowledge

twist

twitch

undertaking

Translations

εκτιμώ

قدّر

أعز

قدر

كسب

وَقَّرَ

مشروع

اتصل

احترم

تعلق

ثمن

حقق

قوم

رفع بقوة

عظم

🦴

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹaɪz/

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.