appraise

ap·praise  (-prz)

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

1. To evaluate, especially in an official capacity.

2. To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of; judge. See Synonyms at estimate.

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[Middle English appreisen, possibly from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretire : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin pretium, price; see per-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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ap·praising·ly adv.

ap·praisa·ble adj.

ap·praisement n.

ap·praiser n.

ap·praising·ly adv.

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appraise

Verb

[-praising, -praised] to assess the worth, value, or quality of [Old French aprisier]

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	appraise - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure grade, score, mark - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" rate, value - estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" standardise, standardize - evaluate by comparing with a standard reassess, reevaluate - revise or renew one's assessment censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	2.	appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" survey analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

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appraise

verb assess, judge, review, estimate, survey, price, rate, value, evaluate, inspect, gauge, size up (informal) eye up, assay, recce (slang)

USAGE Appraise is sometimes used where apprise is meant: both patients had been fully apprised (not appraised) of the situation. This may well be due to the fact that appraise is considerably more common, and that people therefore tend to associate this meaning mistakenly with a word they know better.

Translations

appraise [əˈpreɪz] vt (= value) → tasar, valorar [+ situation etc]; evaluar

appraise [əˈpreɪz] vt [+ value] → estimer [+ situation etc]; évaluer

appraise [əˈpreɪz] vt → beurteilen

appraise [əˈpreɪz] vt [+ value] → valutare, fare una stima di [+ situation etc]; fare il bilancio di