PRISE

• (verb) regard highly; think much of

  "I respect his judgement", "We prize his creativity"

  synonyms : esteem , prize , respect , value

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : jimmy , lever , prize , pry

  The girl tried to prize the jammed lid of the cookie jar. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

  "They pried the information out of him"

  synonyms : pry

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