Talk:prise

citation?
OK, this is a good start, but since prise is a term unfamiliar to this native english speaker perhaps a citation would be in order?

pry prise prize
We need a discussion of pry, prise, and prize (as in "prise open"). It seems that prise is preferred over prize in this context (google reports 25,000 "prised open" vs. 6,470 "prized open"), but they are both acceptable? Has this been shifting over the decades? Is there is difference in preference UK vs. US etc? -69.87.203.8 11:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * tr.v., prized also prised, priz·ing pris·ing, priz·es pris·es.
 * [From Middle English prise, instrument for prying, probably from prise, the taking of something. See prize2.]
 * [Alteration of Middle English prise, from Old French, from feminine past participle of prendre, from Latin prehendere, pre-ndere, to seize.]

-69.87.203.8 11:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

prising of information from someone
This entry presently fails to reflect the sense of 'prise' in English, of getting information from someone. (e.g. The information was eventually prised out of her.) Colin McLaughlin (talk) 15:31, 21 December 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ Verb sense #2 seems to capture that usage. —  void  xor  04:43, 2 February 2023 (UTC)