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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), noun [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]
1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation. --Chaucer.
His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent. --Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii. 14.
4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also {prise}.]
{Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
{Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager.
{Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
{Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager.
{Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel.
{Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize.
{Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
{Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting.
{To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prize \Prize\, verb (used with an object) To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also {prise}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prize \Prize\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Prized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prizing}.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See {Price}, and cf. {Praise}.] [Formerly written also {prise}. ]
1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi. 13.
I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor. --Shak.
2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. ''[I] do love, prize, honor you. '' --Shak.
I prized your person, but your crown disdain. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prise \Prise\, noun An enterprise. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prise \Prise\, noun & v. See {Prize}, noun, 5. Also {Prize}, verb (used with an object)
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
prise
verb
1: 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" [syn: {pry}, {prize}, {lever}, {jimmy}]
2: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" [syn: {pry}]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {value}, {prize}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]
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