appraise

[ uh-preyz ]

/ əˈpreɪz /

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verb (used with object), ap·praised, ap·prais·ing.

to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.

to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.: He tried to appraise the poetry of John Updike.

Nearby words

apposition suture, appositional growth, appositive, appraisal, appraisal drilling, appraise, appraiser, appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative

Origin of appraise

1400–50; late Middle English apraysen to set a value on, probably a conflation of aprisen to apprize¹ and preisen to praise (with sense of prize²)

Related forms

ap·prais·a·ble, adjectiveap·prais·er, nounap·prais·ing·ly, adverbap·prais·ive, adjective

mis·ap·praise, verb (used with object), mis·ap·praised, mis·ap·prais·ing.o·ver·ap·praise, verb (used with object), o·ver·ap·praised, o·ver·ap·prais·ing.re·ap·praise, verb (used with object), re·ap·praised, re·ap·prais·ing.un·ap·praised, adjective

Can be confused

appraise apprise

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Examples from the Web for appraise

We appraise the legacy of 9/11 through politics and the news, but side effects include numbness.
Reading the Best 9/11 Novels|Jimmy So|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During gallery hours, he is seated at a desk, ready to “appraise” works of art as they come through the door.
Where Bad Art Goes to Die|Sasha Watson|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
As I listen to the TV hosts jackhammering over the soft Southern accents of the guests, I appraise butts.
The Bag Lady's Papers, Part III|Alexandra Penney|January 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As regards each article that is manufactured, some government official must interfere to appraise its value and to levy the tax.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope

Such are some estimates of the quality of Fielding's genius, given by men not incompetent to appraise him.
Henry Fielding: A Memoir|G. M. Godden
It often happens, however, that they do not appraise at its true value the training they have received.
Vocational Guidance for Girls|Marguerite Stockman Dickson
I call them radically different because to prize names a practical, non-intellectual attitude, and to appraise names a judgment.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
It takes some time to catalogue and appraise such a collection, doesn't it?
The Business of Life|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for appraise

appraise

/ (əˈpreɪz) /

verb (tr)

to assess the worth, value, or quality of

to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes

Derived Forms

appraisable, adjectiveappraiser, nounappraisingly, adverbappraisive, adjective

appraisively, adverb

Word Origin for appraise

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

usage

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

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appraise

verb (used with object), ap·praised, ap·prais·ing.

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appraise

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