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Prised vs Praised - What's the difference?

prised | praised |

As verbs the difference between prised and praised

is that prised is (prise) while praised is (praise).

prised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prise)

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    prise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (verb) prize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An enterprise.
    • (Spenser)

    • See also

    * price

    Verb

    (pris)
  • To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
    • 1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked. — , The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
    c. 1925: Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart! — Jack Lindsay, translation of Lysistrata
    2004: Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products. — BBC News

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    praised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (praise)

    • Anagrams

    * aspired * despair * diapers

    praise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • commendation; favourable representation in words
  • worship

    • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * blame * criticize * See

    Derived terms

    * damn with faint praise * praiseworthy * sing the praises

    Verb

    (prais)
  • To give praise to.

    • Antonyms

    * blame

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