- prise something out of/from
- obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty.→ prise
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
prise something out of/from
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prise something out (of somebody) — ˌprise sthˈout (of sb) | ˈprise sth from sb derived to force sb to give you information about sb/sth Main entry: ↑prisederived … Useful english dictionary
prise something from somebody — ˌprise sthˈout (of sb) | ˈprise sth from sb derived to force sb to give you information about sb/sth Main entry: ↑prisederived … Useful english dictionary
prise — (US prize) verb 1》 use force in order to open or move apart. 2》 (prise something out of/from) obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty. Origin C17: from dialect prise lever , from OFr. prise grasp, taking hold ; cf. pry2 … English new terms dictionary
prise — BrE prize AmE [praız] v [T always + adverb/preposition] to move or lift something by pushing it away from something else ▪ I tried to prise the lid off. prise out of [prise sth out of sb] phr v to get something such as information or money from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prise — (US prize) ► VERB 1) use force in order to open or move apart. 2) (prise out of/from) obtain (something) from (someone) with effort or difficulty. ORIGIN from Old French prise a grasp, taking hold … English terms dictionary
prize — [[t]pra͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦ prizes, prizing, prized (The spelling prise is also used in British English for meanings 5 and 6.) 1) N COUNT A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or … English dictionary
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prize — Ⅰ. prize [1] ► NOUN 1) a thing given as a reward to a winner or in recognition of an outstanding achievement. 2) something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve. ► ADJECTIVE 1) having been or likely to be awarded a prize. 2)… … English terms dictionary
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