Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prise

/pɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: prise
IPA: /pɹaɪz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To extract something that is difficult to obtain.

noun

An enterprise or adventure.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of prize.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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!"
"Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products."
"Many prefectural governments operate support centers for families of hikikomori, but they are staffed by nonspecialists. The priority is to help prise hikikomori out of their rooms and get them back to work, a solution that may leave psychological issues unaddressed."
"prise information out of someone"
"In which I may record the memory Of my loves conquest, peerlesse beauties prise"

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, prise

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

prises (present, singular) prising (participle, present) prised (participle, past) prised (past) prize (alternative) prises (plural)

Phrases

prise de fer

Frequently Paired Words

price prise de fer

Synonyms

respect esteem value prize pry lever jimmy

Homonyms

pries prize

Rhymes With

guys eyes size four eyes king size rise surprise lies exercise prize tries wise

Questions

How do you pronounce prise?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹaɪz/.
What does prise mean?: To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
Where does prise come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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