pry
v.v. to try to find out private information about someone in a way that is annoying or rude. You might also use this word when you use a tool to pull something open by force.
v. to inquire impertinently into the private affairs of others; alternatively, to use leverage to force something open or away from a surface. Often implies a lack of respect for boundaries or physical resistance.
I do not want to pry, but are you okay?
The journalists were accused of trying to pry into the celebrity's private medical records during the scandal.
Using a heavy iron bar, the workers managed to pry the rusted hatch open, revealing a damp chamber that had been sealed for decades.
When meaning to inquire, it is often followed by the preposition 'into'. When meaning to move something by force, it is transitive and takes a direct object.
He tried to pry the secret to me.He tried to pry the secret out of me.When extracting information or objects by force, the verb typically requires 'out of' or 'from' to indicate the source.