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   prise

   /prʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something): "I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick" Similar leverforcewrenchpullwresttwistjemmypry
   • ▪ obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty: "I got the loan, though I had to prise it out of him" Similar extract/obtain with difficultyworm outwinkle out

   Word Origin late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry2.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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