misappraise
verb (used with object), ap·praised, ap·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), mis·ap·praised, mis·ap·prais·ing.
o·ver·ap·praise, verb (used with object), o·ver·ap·praised, o·ver·ap·prais·ing.
re·ap·praise, verb (used with object), re·ap·praised, re·ap·prais·ing.
un·ap·praised, adjective
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appraise (əˈpreɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to assess the worth, value, or quality of |
| 2. | to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes |
| [C15: from Old French aprisier, from prisier to | |
| usage Appraise is sometimes wrongly used where apprise is meant: they had been apprised (not appraised) of my arrival | |
| ap'praisable | |
| —adj | |
| ap'praiser | |
| —n | |
| ap'praisingly | |
| —adv | |
| ap'praisive | |
| —adj | |
| ap'praisively | |
| —adv | |
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