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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•prise n.

an adventurous enterprise.
knightly daring or prowess.

Also, em•prize′.

Anglo-French, Old French, noun, nominal use of feminine of empris (past participle of emprendre to undertake), equivalent. to em- em-¹ + pris taken (see prize¹)
Middle English 1250–1300

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