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ap⋅praise

[uh-preyz]
–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 )


ap⋅prais⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ap⋅prais⋅er, noun
ap⋅prais⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ap⋅prais⋅ive, adjective
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re·ap·praise   (rē'ə-prāz')   
tr.v.   re·ap·praised, re·ap·prais·ing, re·ap·prais·es
To make a fresh appraisal or evaluation of.
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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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