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English verb: prise | |||
| 1. | prise (contact) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | ||
| Samples | The burglar jimmied the lock. Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail. | ||
| Synonyms | jimmy, lever, prize, pry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
| Entail | loose, loosen | ||
| 2. | prise (creation) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | ||
| Samples | They pried the information out of him. | ||
| Synonyms | pry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extort, wring from | ||
| 3. | prise (cognition) regard highly; think much of | ||
| Samples | I respect his judgement. We prize his creativity. | ||
| Examples | The chefs prise the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | esteem, prize, respect, value | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admire, fear, look up to, revere, reverence, think the world of, venerate | ||
| Antonyms | disesteem, disrespect | ||
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