ap·praise

(ə-prāz′)

tr.v. ap·praised, ap·prais·ing, ap·prais·es

1. To estimate the price or value of: appraise a diamond; appraise real estate.

2. To make a considered judgment about; assess or size up: appraise a threat; appraised himself in the mirror. See Synonyms at estimate.

[Middle English appreisen, possibly from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin pretium, price; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

ap·prais′ing·ly adv.

ap·prais′a·ble adj.

ap·praise′ment n.

ap·prais′er n.

ap·prais′ing·ly adv.

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'Many people get benefit from him and it is truly appraisable that NPT and Tehreek-e-Pakistan Workers have remembered him with such dedication and love and continuing the Majid Nizami's legacy,' he added.

Tributes to Majid Nizami on 91st birth anniversary

PTCL was already working on various social welfare and service projects across the country which was appraisable. The company also had 3,000 volunteers associated with and were engaged in their public welfare endeavours, adding it would be helpful resource in amicably implementing the CGP programme, the state minister said.

Clean, Green Pakistan national campaign; MoCC ready to work with PTCL: Zartaj Gul

And that is why "creative treason" receives wide criticism and different appraisable in terms of its nature at its first presence.

Rebirth of Comparative Literature in China from the Perspective of Medio-translatology

As everybody fairly familiar with the "Gestaltphilosophie" and its general drift (which is not without its pitfalls) will readily understand the morphological approach could be based on the assumption that values may be capable of being interpreted in terms of forms and functions which give everything its significant and appraisable place as part of a definite social structure.

A Value Judgment on Value Judgments (1941)

Just like partisan effect, partisan motivation is typically conceived as a single appraisable phenomenon.

The partisanship spectrum

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