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prise (pryz) verb tr. 1. To force open or part something with a lever. 2. To extract information from someone with difficulty. noun A lever. [From Old French prise, from Latin prehendere (to seize). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghend-/ghed- that is also the source of pry, prey, spree,... Sign in to see full entry.