prise

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    jimmy, lever, pry, prize,
  • (v) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
    • They pried the information out of him
    pry,
  • (v) regard highly; think much of
    • I respect his judgement
    • We prize his creativity
    esteem, respect, prize, value,

Synonyms

jimmy lever pry prize esteem respect value

Antonyms

disesteem disrespect

Words of close approximity

prism
prig prim
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