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ap⋅prize

1[uh-prahyz]
–verb (used with object), -prized, -priz⋅ing. Obsolete.
appraise.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME aprisen < MF apris(i)er, equiv. to a- a- 5 + prisier to prize 2


ap⋅priz⋅er, noun

ap⋅prize

2[uh-prahyz]
–verb (used with object), -prized, -priz⋅ing.
apprise 1 .

ap⋅prise

1[uh-prahyz]
–verb (used with object), -prised, -pris⋅ing.
to give notice to; inform; advise (often fol. by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.
Also, apprize.


Origin:
1685–95; < F appris taught, informed, ptp. of apprendre; see apprehend
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ap·prize   (ə-prīz')   
tr.v.   ap·prized, ap·priz·ing, ap·priz·es
To appreciate; value.
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Word Origin & History

apprise 
"to notify," 1694, from Fr. appris, pp. of apprendre "to inform, teach," lit. "to lay hold of (in the mind)," another metaphoric meaning of L. apprehendere (see apprehend).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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