prized

prize ¹

 (prīz)

n.

1.

a. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.

b. Something offered or won in a lottery or similar game of chance.

2. Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession.

adj.

1. Offered or given as a prize: a prize cup.

2. Given a prize, or likely to win a prize: a prize cow.

3. Worthy of a prize; first-class: our prize azaleas.

tr.v. prized, priz·ing, priz·es

1. To value highly; esteem or treasure. See Synonyms at appreciate.

2. To estimate the worth of; evaluate.

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[Alteration of Middle English pris, value, price, reward; see price.]

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prize ²

 (prīz)

n.

Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.

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[Alteration of Middle English prise, from Old French, from feminine past participle of prendre, from Latin prehendere, prēndere, to seize; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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prize ³

also prise  (prīz)

tr.v. prized, priz·ing, priz·es also prised or pris·ing or pris·es

To move or force with a lever; pry: prized open the antique chest.

n.

Chiefly Southern US Something used as a lever or for prying.

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[From Middle English prise, instrument for prying, probably from prise, the taking of something; see prize².]

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prized

(ˈpraɪzd)

adj

highly valued

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Thesaurus

prized

adjective treasured, valued, precious, beloved, cherished, much loved his most prized possession

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Translations

prized

[ˈpraɪzd] adj [possession, asset] → précieux/euse
their most prized possession → leur plus précieuse possession
to be prized for sth → être prisé(e) pour qchprize draw n → tombola fprize fight n → combat m professionnelprize fighter n → boxeur m professionnelprize-giving [ˈpraɪzgɪvɪŋ]

n → distribution f des prixprize money n → prix m
£300 in prize money → un prix de 300 livres

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