prized
Meaning of prized
- use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick
using a screwdriver, he prised open the window
late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry2.
verb, past tense- value extremely highly.
the berries were prized for their healing properties
Middle English: the noun, a variant of price; the verb (originally in the sense ‘estimate the value of’) from Old French pris-, stem of preisier ‘to praise, appraise’ (see praise).
Information about prized
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of prized
prized
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- prized is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
prized synonyms
Meaning lift or move with a lever:
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning pull or twist suddenly and violently:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:
Meaning forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp:
Meaning form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
Meaning force open (a window or door) with a jemmy:
Meaning inquire too closely into a person's private affairs:
Meaning consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of:
Meaning respect and admire:
Meaning keep carefully (a valuable or valued item):
Meaning hold (something) dear:
Meaning of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly:
Meaning considered to be important or beneficial; cherished:
Meaning dearly loved:
Words that rhyme with prized
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