prized
Variant of prize
prize
definition
prize (prīz)
transitive verb prized, prizing priz′·ing
- Obsolete to set a value upon; price
- to value highly; esteem
Etymology: ME pris: see price
noun
- something offered or given to the winner of a contest
- something won in a game of chance, lottery, etc.
- a reward, premium, or the like
- anything worth striving for; any enviable or highly valued possession
- Archaic a contest or match
adjective
- that has received a prize a prize novel
- worthy of a prize; first-rate
- given as a prize
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