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prize

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  1. appreciate             2. spoil                 
 
1. prize \'pri-z\ \-.win-*r\ \-.win-in\ n [ME pris prize, price - more at 
   PRICE] 1: something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of 
   chance ; also : a premium given with merchandise as inducement to buy 2: 
   something exceptionally desirable  archaic  3: a contest for a reward : 
   COMPETITION  - prize.win.ner n
2. prize aj 1a: awarded or worthy of a prize  1b: awarded as a prize  1c: 
   entered for the sake of a prize  2: OUTSTANDING 
3. prize vt [ME prisen, fr. MF prisier, fr. LL pretiare, fr. L pretium] 
   price, value - more at PRICE 1: to estimate the value of : RATE  2: to 
   value highly : ESTEEM 
4. prize n [ME prise, fr. OF, act of taking, fr. prendre to take, fr. L 
   pre]hendere - more at PREHENSILE 1: something taken by force, stratagem, or 
   threat; esp : property l awfully captured in time of war 2: an act of 
   capturing or taking; esp : the wartime capture of a sh ip and its cargo at 
   sea
5. prize or prise \'pri-z\ vt [prize (lever)] chiefly Brit  : to press, 
   force, or move with a lever : PRY