| VERB | contact | prise, pry, prize, lever, jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | prise, pry | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | |
| cognition | prise, respect, esteem, value, prize | regard highly |
| Meaning | To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | pry, prize, lever, jimmy | |
| Entails | loosen, loose | make loose or looser |
| Broader | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Meaning | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | pry | |
| Broader | extort, wring from | Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
| Spanish | sonsacar | |
| Meaning | Regard highly; think much of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The chefs prise the vegetables | |
| Synonyms | respect, esteem, value, prize | |
| Narrower | admire, look up to | Feel admiration for |
| reverence, fear, revere, venerate | Regard with feelings of respect and reverence | |
| think the world of | esteem very highly | |
| Broader | see, consider, reckon, view, regard | deem to be |
| Opposite | disrespect, disesteem | Have little or no respect for |
| Spanish | apreciar, estimar, reputar, respetar, valorar | |
| Catalan | apreciar, estimar, respectar, valorar | |
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