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Use Prise in a sentence
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prise or prize (praɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to force open by levering |
| 2. | to extract or obtain with difficulty: they had to prise the news out of him |
| —n | |
| 3. | rare, dialect or a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed |
| [C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see | |
| prize or prize | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see | |
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Prise
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
They also suspect the municipality of denying them services, to prise them out by stealth.
Neither can it prise donations out of the pockets of anyone unwilling to give them.
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