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Words related to prise

Related / Similar Words: respect, esteem, value, prize, pry, lever, jimmy

Definition:

regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity";

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";

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him";

Hyponyms: think the world of, reverence, fear, revere, venerate, admire, look up to

Entailments: loosen, loose

Derivational Morphology: value, respect, esteem, regard, admiration, deference, respecter, jimmy, jemmy, lever, leverage, purchase, crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar, nosiness, prying, snoopiness

Anagrams: spire

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wrench is similar to spanner, twist, pull, sprain, turn, wrick, rick and wring.

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