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appraise

[ uh-preyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ap·praised, ap·prais·ing.
  1. to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess:

    We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.

  2. to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.:

    He tried to appraise the poetry of John Updike.



appraise

/ əˈpreɪz /

verb

  1. to assess the worth, value, or quality of
  2. to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes


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Usage

Appraise is sometimes wrongly used where apprise is meant: they had been apprised ( not appraised ) of my arrival

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Derived Forms

  • apˈpraisable, adjective
  • apˈpraisingly, adverb
  • apˈpraisively, adverb
  • apˈpraiser, noun
  • apˈpraisive, adjective

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Other Words From

  • ap·praisa·ble adjective
  • ap·praiser noun
  • ap·praising·ly adverb
  • ap·praisive adjective
  • misap·praise verb (used with object) misappraised misappraising
  • over·ap·praise verb (used with object) overappraised overappraising
  • reap·praise verb (used with object) reappraised reappraising
  • unap·praised adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of appraise1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English apraysen “to set a value on”; probably equivalent to a conflation of apprize 1 and praise (with the sense of prize 2 )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of appraise1

C15: from Old French aprisier, from prisier to prize ²

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Example Sentences

Cellar liquidation — appraising a collector’s treasures before an auction or during a divorce — is another job path for somms.

In the fall of 2018, the city agreed to sell him two small parcels on the other side of Madison for $29,000, which the city recorded as the appraised value.

In 2016, it bought a veterinarian’s 5-acre lot in the rolling hills of northwest Georgia for roughly double the appraised value.

Every major recruiting service has a unique methodology for appraising athletes, but five stars represents the pinnacle at seemingly every site.

The fence likely will come with a hefty tax bill if not donated, after Hidalgo County recently appraised the land’s value at more than $20 million, which Fisher said his company will fight.

We appraise the legacy of 9/11 through politics and the news, but side effects include numbness.

During gallery hours, he is seated at a desk, ready to “appraise” works of art as they come through the door.

As I listen to the TV hosts jackhammering over the soft Southern accents of the guests, I appraise butts.

From the facts given it should not be difficult to appraise at its right value the honor conferred on Sanatogen.

No man who has not lived on both sides of the Atlantic can well appraise Henry James; his death marks the end of a period.

I call them radically different because to prize names a practical, non-intellectual attitude, and to appraise names a judgment.

She turned her moistened eyes on Britz, who, through half-closed lids, was endeavoring to appraise her.

How much of this effort was voluntary and how much of it was forced it is difficult to appraise.

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