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ap·prize

1   [uh-prahyz]
verb (used with object), ap·prized, ap·priz·ing. Obsolete.
appraise.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English aprisen < Middle French apris(i)er, equivalent to a- a-5 + prisier to prize2

Related forms
ap·priz·er, noun

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ap·prize

2   [uh-prahyz]
verb (used with object), ap·prized, ap·priz·ing.
apprise1.
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apprise or apprize (əˈpraɪz)
 
—vb (often foll by of)
to make aware; inform
 
 
apprize or apprize
 
—vb
 

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apprize
occasional legalese form of appraise, c.1400.
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