to prize
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3.8
- verb
- /praɪz/
:
valorar
- And in this country, we prize individual rights and freedoms.
- highly prized
- most prized
- a prized possession
So poetry ultimately prizes the power of words.
- So poetry ultimately prizes the power of words.
- And in this country, we prize individual rights and freedoms.
- There's a culture that prizes compactness.
- And that has to do with the contingency that I live in a society that happens to prize my talents.
- You know, rather, throughout history, most people that are the most successful, they prized education over entertainment.
- Rewards punishments, prizes words of praise or blame.
Examples
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Perhaps I shouldn't tell you now, but you always said you prized honesty above all else..." Charlotte hesitated.
Fiction book (1994) -
We each bet something we prized dearly.
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I would ask that we prize kindness.
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So poetry ultimately prizes the power of words.
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But that means you are resorting to the thing you prize most, which is food.
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And that has to do with the contingency that I live in a society that happens to prize my talents.
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One of the things that I would want to see is one of the things I think we need to see is a return to prizing freedom of speech.
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I prize punctuality.
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Elysians cared little for solid objects; they prized the protean delights of the virtual.
Fiction book (1998) -
In our team, we prize teamwork as a vital component of success.
Synonyms
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3.2
To feel grateful for someone or something
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1.0
To admire someone for their actions or qualities
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1.9
To think a person or thing is important
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2.9
To value someone or something a lot
14
4.6
To have respect for someone because of what they do
Consider something very important or precious
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.7
A famous American award given each year for very good journalism, books or music
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2.8
An annual international award for important work in science, literature, economics, or peace
How Valued
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prize as a verb (to value highly) comes from the old word for 'value', like price, so to prize someone or something is to treat them as valuable.