Definition of PRISE. Meaning of PRISE. Synonyms of PRISE

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Definition of PRISE

Prise
Prise Prise, n. An enterprise. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Prise
Prise Prise, n. & v. See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t.
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Prize Prize, v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.]
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Prize Prize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n. Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ] 1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi. 13. I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. --Shak. 2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. ``[I] do love, prize, honor you. ' --Shak. I prized your person, but your crown disdain. --Dryden.

Meaning of PRISE from wikipedia

- right of customary purchase of food for the poor. The right was called prise. Edward took this and grossly expanded it to make the institution called...
- Larry LaPrise ( Roland Lawrence LaPrise) (November 11, 1912 - April 4, 1996) at one point held the U.S. copyright for the "Hokey Pokey" song. LaPrise was...
- Surprise Sur Prise is a Canadian TV show of the Candid Camera pranks genre. The same distributor also distributes Just for Laughs Gags.  France: Surprise...
- Prise 2 (French: "Take 2") is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Prise 2 broadcasts television...
- The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents...
- called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially gooseneck, or pig bar, or in Australia a jemmy...
- The Surrender of Tournavos (French: La Prise de Tournavos), also known as La Prise de Tournavos par les Troupes du Sultan, is an 1897 short silent film...
- the phrase prise de fer means "taking-the-blade" or "taking-the-steel". Alternate spellings include the plural Prises de Fer or "Les Prises de Fer", and...
- The Capture of Alexandria was the first operation on Egyptian soil during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. On 2 July 1798, the French army landed...
- The Fermat prize of mathematical research biennially rewards research works in fields where the contributions of Pierre de Fermat have been decisive: Statements...