appraise
Americanverb (used with object)
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to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess.
We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
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to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc..
He tried to appraise the poetry of John Updike.
verb
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to assess the worth, value, or quality of
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to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes
Usage
Appraise is sometimes wrongly used where apprise is meant: they had been apprised ( not appraised ) of my arrival
Other Word Forms
- appraisable adjective
- appraiser noun
- appraisingly adverb
- appraisive adjective
- appraisively adverb
- misappraise verb (used with object)
- overappraise verb (used with object)
- reappraise verb (used with object)
- unappraised adjective
Etymology
Origin of appraise
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 )
Example Sentences
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The ice-cold eyes appraised me exactly as they had the bed.
From Literature
My house was appraised at $1.8 million, and we could sell it and downsize if I needed the equity.
From MarketWatch
Still, Mr. Turley observes, the newly independent Americans’ rage “would prove transformative for many framers in appraising the promise and the perils of democratic systems.”
King Barf finally looked at Opal and appraised her.
From Literature
If your husband wants to appraise his children of your estate plan, he can do that.
From MarketWatch
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