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ap·praise
 appraise
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- pronunciation:
preIz
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verb |
| inflections: |
appraises, appraising, appraised |
| definition 1: |
to judge the quality or nature of.
The critic appraised the dancer's performance.- synonyms:
- assess, evaluate, gauge
- similar words:
- appreciate, figure, guess, judge, reckon, value
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| definition 2: |
to determine the value of; set a price for.
The jeweler appraised the diamond necklace at ten thousand dollars.- synonyms:
- assess, evaluate, value
- similar words:
- gauge, price
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| related words: |
assess, criticize, estimate, mark, regard, survey, test, try |
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| derivations: |
appraisable (adj.), appraisement (n.), appraiser (n.) |
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