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prised

/pɹaɪzd/

prised is the simple past and past participle of prise.

Meaning of prise

Verb

prise (third-person singular simple present prises, present participle prising, simple past and past participle prised)

  1. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
    • I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked.1919, Sax Rohmer, The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
  2. To extract something that is difficult to obtain.
    • prise information out of someone

See all 3 meanings of prise

Words that rhyme with prised

Questions about prised

What is prised the simple past and past participle of?
Prised is the simple past and past participle of prise.
How do you pronounce prised?
Prised is pronounced /pɹaɪzd/.

Words near prised in the dictionary

  1. prise
  2. prise de fer
  3. priseable
  4. prisebar
  5. prisebars
  6. prised
  7. priser
  8. prisers
  9. prises
  10. prises de fer
  11. Prishtina

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