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prized

[prahyz] Origin

prize

2[prahyz]
verb (used with object), prized, priz·ing.
1.
to value or esteem highly.
2.
to estimate the worth or value of.

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


1. See appreciate.

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prize

3[prahyz] verb, prized, priz·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
pry2.
noun
3.
a lever.
Also, prise.


Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English prise < Middle French: a hold, grasp < Latin pre()nsa. See prize1
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prize
"to estimate," 1586, alteration of M.E. prisen "to prize, value," from stem of O.Fr. preisier (see praise).
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