(LIFT), [UK and ANZ] also prise [verb] [T] - to move or lift (something) by pressing a tool against a fixed pointI prized the lid off with a spoon. [M]A thief had prized the window open with a jemmy. [+ object + adjective](figurative) He's so secretive - you'll have a hard time prizing (= obtaining) any information out of him.
PRIZE
Meaning of PRIZE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012