Difference between Pry and Prise

What is the difference between Pry and Prise?

Pry as a verb is looking where one is not welcome; being nosey. while Prise as a verb is to force (open) with a lever; to pry.

Pry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Looking where one is not welcome; being nosey. To look closely and curiously at, peep To use leverage to open or widen. (See also prise and prize.)

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of prying An excessively inquisitive person A lever. Leverage.

Example sentence: If art means as much to you as it does to me, or even if you're just exploring the art world for the first time, I invite you to turn off the boob tube, pry the Wii controllers from your kids' hands, and drag them to a museum.

Prise

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An enterprise.Variant of prize.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

We hope you now know whether to use Pry or Prise in your sentence.

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