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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 Middle English apraysen to set a value on, probably a conflation of aprisen to apprize1 and preisen to praise (with sense of prize2)
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, adjective
ap·prais·er, noun
ap·prais·ing·ly, adverb
ap·prais·ive, adjective
mis·ap·praise, verb (used with object), -praised, -prais·ing.
EXPANDo·ver·ap·praise, verb (used with object), -praised, -prais·ing.
re·ap·praise, verb (used with object), -praised, -prais·ing.
un·ap·praised, adjective
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