PRISE

Definition:

1. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: pry, prize, lever, jimmy
   
   
2. [verb] make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
   Synonyms: pry
   
   
3. [verb] regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
   Synonyms: respect, esteem, value, prize
   
   

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Related Words:

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

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