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    • prise :to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
      • The burglar jimmied the lock|Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail

    • prise :make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
      • They pried the information out of him

    • prise :regard highly; think much of
      • I respect his judgement|We prize his creativity

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