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appreciate

[uh-pree-shee-eyt]
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verb (used with object), ap·pre·ci·at·ed, ap·pre·ci·at·ing.
  1. to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  2. to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on: to appreciate good wine.
  3. to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect: to appreciate the dangers of a situation.
  4. to raise in value.
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verb (used without object), ap·pre·ci·at·ed, ap·pre·ci·at·ing.
  1. to increase in value: Property values appreciated yearly.
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Origin of appreciate

1645–55; < Medieval Latin appreciātus valued, appraised, Late Latin appretiātus (past participle of appretiāre) appraised, equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + preti(um) price + -ātus -ate1
Related formsap·pre·ci·at·ing·ly, adverbap·pre·ci·a·tor, nounself-ap·pre·ci·at·ing, adjectiveun·ap·pre·ci·at·ed, adjectiveun·ap·pre·ci·at·ing, adjectivewell-ap·pre·ci·at·ed, adjective

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2. Appreciate, esteem, prize, value imply holding something in high regard. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.
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Related Words

carelesscruelheedlessrudeself-centeredthoughtlessungraciousungratefulunmindfulunthankfulinappreciative

Examples from the Web for unappreciated

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Historical Examples

  • He was not for ever complaining that he was unappreciated and underestimated.

    Joyous Gard

    Arthur Christopher Benson

  • He felt that what he considered the noblest faculties he possessed were unappreciated.

    Godolphin, Complete

    Edward Bulwer-Lytton

  • Our unemancipated, unappreciated Martha was quite delightful to us.

    The Retrospect

    Ada Cambridge

  • A blessing which is easily won is likely to be unappreciated.

    Sermons

    Clement Bailhache

  • It is part of woman's lot to do a large amount of unappreciated work.

    The Home at Greylock

    Elizabeth Prentiss

British Dictionary definitions for unappreciated

unappreciated

adjective
  1. not given or shown thanks or gratitude
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Derived Formsunappreciative, adjective

appreciate

verb (mainly tr)
  1. to feel thankful or grateful forto appreciate a favour
  2. (may take a clause as object) to take full or sufficient account ofto appreciate a problem
  3. to value highlyto appreciate Shakespeare
  4. (usually intr) to raise or increase in value
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Derived Formsappreciator, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Medieval Latin appretiāre to value, prize, from Latin pretium price
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Word Origin and History for unappreciated

adj.

1809, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of appreciate.

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appreciate

v.

1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare "to set a price to" (see appraise). Meaning "to rise in value" (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related: Appreciated; appreciating.

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