5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
verb regard highly; think much of
originFrom the Middle English noun prise (“taking of something”), from Old French prise (“seizure; taking; capture”), past participle of prendre (“to take”). Doublet of prize.
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