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prize

[prahyz]

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noun

a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.

something that is won in a lottery or the like.

anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued.

something seized or captured, especially an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime.

the act of taking or capturing, especially a ship at sea.

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Archaic. a contest or match.

COLLAPSE

adjective

having won a prize: a prize bull; a prize play.

worthy of a prize.

given or awarded as a prize.

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Origin:
1250–1300; in senses referring to something seized, continuing Middle English prise something captured, a seizing < Middle French < Latin pre(hē)nsa, noun use of feminine past participle of pre(he)ndere to take; in senses referring to something won, spelling variant of price (Middle English pris(e)) since the late 16th century

Synonyms
1. premium. See reward.

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verb (used with object), prized, priz·ing.

to value or esteem highly.

to estimate the worth or value of.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English prisen < Middle French prisier, variant of preisier to praise

Synonyms
1. See appreciate.

verb (used with object)

pry².

noun

leverage.

a lever.

Also, prise.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English prise < Middle French: a hold, grasp < Latin pre(hē)nsa. See prize¹

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prise or prize (praɪz)

—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 prize¹]

prize or prize

—vb

—n

[C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see prize¹]

prize¹ (praɪz)

—n
1.	a. a reward or honour for victory or for having won a contest, competition, etc
	b. (as modifier): prize jockey; prize essay
2.	something given to the winner of any game of chance, lottery, etc
3.	something striven for
4.	any valuable property captured in time of war, esp a vessel

[C14: from Old French prise a capture, from Latin prehendere to seize; influenced also by Middle English prise reward; see price]

prize² (praɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to esteem greatly; value highly

[C15 prise, from Old French preisier to praise]

prize³ (praɪz)

—vb, —n
	a variant spelling of prise

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Word Origin & History

prize

"reward," 1590s, alteration of M.E. prise (c.1300 in this sense; see price). Prize-fighter is from 1703; prize-fight from 1824. Prized "highly esteemed" is from 1538.

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prize

"something taken by force," late 14c., from O.Fr. prise "a taking, seizing, holding," prop. fem. pp. of prendre "to take, seize," from L. prendere, contraction of prehendere (see prehensile). Especially of ships captured at sea (1512).

COLLAPSE

prize

"to estimate," 1586, alteration of M.E. prisen "to prize, value," from stem of O.Fr. preisier (see praise).

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