Definition of "prise" [prise]

• Variant of prize3. (verb)

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• "Now we're gwine out ter de cotton compress, an 'git a lot er colored men tergether, an' ef de w'ite folks 'sturbs me, I shouldn't be s'prise' ef dere'd be a mix-up; -- an 'ef dere is, me an _one_ w'ite man"
• "'prise' control in a situation where few have it in greater proportional share than ever before?"
• "We'll have to foot it, anyway, for quite some distance, if we want to s'prise 'em. ""