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Added 9 October 2026

prise

/pɹaɪz/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
To extract something that is difficult to obtain.
prise information out of someone

noun

An enterprise or adventure.
Obsolete form of prize.

Origin

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.

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