How to pronounce emprise
American English pronunciation
em-PRYZE
- IPA
- /ɛmˈpɹaɪz/
- Syllables
- em · PRYZE (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What emprise means
A bold and daring adventure, like a knight's quest
In a sentence: The young knight set out on a great emprise to find the lost crown.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for an undertaking, from Latin parts meaning in and to take.
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