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ap⋅praise

  [uh-preyz]
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–verb (used with object), -praised, -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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME apraysen to set a value on, prob. a conflation of aprisen to apprize 1 and preisen to praise (with sense of prize 2 )

Related forms:
ap⋅prais⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ap⋅prais⋅er, noun
ap⋅prais⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ap⋅prais⋅ive, adjective
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ap·praise   (ə-prāz')   
tr.v.   ap·praised, ap·prais·ing, ap·prais·es

  1. To evaluate, especially in an official capacity.

  2. To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of; judge. See Synonyms at estimate.


[Middle English appreisen, possibly from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin pretium, price; see per-5 in Indo-European roots.]
ap·prais'ing·ly adv., ap·prais'a·ble adj., ap·praise'ment n., ap·prais'er n., ap·prais'ing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

appraise 
1535, from L.L. appretiare "value, estimate," from ad- "to" + pretium "price" (see price). Original Eng. spelling apprize altered by influence of praise (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ap·praise
Pronunciation: &-'prAz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ap·praised; ap·prais·ing
: to estimate the value of : make an appraisal of —ap·prais·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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