Definition of PRISE

prise

Plural: prises

Verb

Verb Forms: prised, prising, prises

  • To force open, move, or lift by leverage, often with a crowbar.
  • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
  • make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
  • regard highly; think much of
  • To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
  • To extract something that is difficult to obtain.

Noun

  • An enterprise or adventure.
  • Obsolete form of prize.

Examples

  • He tried to prise open a triple-word score opportunity with his last two tiles in Scrabble.
  • prise information out of someone

Origin / 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.

Antonyms

disesteem, disrespect

Scrabble Score: 7

prise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

prise: valid Words With Friends Word