What does prise mean?
Prise means To force (open) with a lever; to pry..
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/pɹaɪz/ · verb
To force (open) with a lever; to pry..
Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart!
I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked.
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
Use prise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prise means To force (open) with a lever; to pry..
Common synonyms include esteem, value, respect, prize.
Possible antonyms include disesteem, disrespect.
Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart!
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