See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t.

(Pronounced "prize") Variation of "pry," to pull two things apart.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"

An enterprise.