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appraise

[ uh-preyz ]

verb (used with object)

appraised, appraising.
  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.



appraise

/ əˈɪ /

verb

  1. to assess the worth, value, or quality of
  2. to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Appraise is sometimes wrongly used where apprise is meant: they had been apprised ( not appraised ) of my arrival
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˈly, adverb
  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·İ noun
  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • ·i adjective
  • a· verb (used with object) misappraised misappraising
  • v·· verb (used with object) overappraised overappraising
  • a· verb (used with object) reappraised reappraising
  • ܲa· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of appraise1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English apraysen “to set a value on”; probably equivalent to a conflation of apprize 1 and praise (with the sense of prize 2 )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of appraise1

C15: from Old French aprisier, from prisier to prize ²
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Witnesses said that Arroyo became disgruntled after his vehicle was appraised by CarMax employees, but it’s unclear what about that could have prompted what followed.

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She wasn't interested to know that Clyde, appraising us from his teeny terrarium, was a near-doppelgänger for the 16 1/2-year-old companion I had lost a few months before.

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As I begin to wonder if I’ve offended him, he leans back to appraise his work.

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The price is a deep discount from the building’s appraised value of $632 million in 2020, underscoring how much downtown office values have fallen in recent years.

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The proposed price is a deep discount from the building’s appraised value of $632 million in 2020, underscoring how much downtown office values have fallen in recent years.

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