prise BrE AmE British English , prize American English /praɪz/ verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
to move or lift something by pushing it away from something else:
I tried to prise the lid off.
prise something out of somebody ( also prise something from somebody ) phrasal verb
to get something such as information or money from someone when they do not want to give it to you:
I more or less had to prise it out of him.