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Definitions


[prʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something)
(e.g: I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry




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