Crossword clues for appraise
appraise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
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To estimate; to conjecture.
Enoch . . . appraised his weight.
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To praise; to commend. [Obs.]
--R. Browning.Appraised the Lycian custom.
--Tennyson.Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, "to set a value on," from stem of Old French aprisier "apraise, set a price on" (14c., Modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare "value, estimate," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + pretium "price" (see price (n.)). Original English spelling apprize altered by influence of praise. Related: Appraised; appraising.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. 1 To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. 2 To estimate; to conjecture. 3 To praise; to commend. Etymology 2
vb. (context proscribed English) To apprise, inform.
WordNet
Usage examples of "appraise".
And the idea of asking Hong to appraise the chops was simply too apt to reject without a better reason than blind fear.
Watchdog has already hired someone to appraise the chops a local expert, Carliss Swilley.
She loves to appraise estate stuff, item by item, and bring out the watermarks and count the perforations and check the color charts.
They have been exposed to more input, so much they have been unable to appraise and assimilate it, but are able to turn it into immediate output, impressively glib, and commercially sincere.
Wiping eyes and stifling laughs, the three men turned to appraise him.
I pretended to appraise both her face and her body, as if making judgement about her.
He appraised her for a moment and then stepped closer, giving her a gentle slap.
She sat tall and still as she appraised the half-dozen men sitting around the table.
In the agreement the lawyer and the investor meet at the bank along with an appraiser certified by the APS, and the investment account is appraised, and if the current estimated resale value is higher than the breaking point in the agreement, the account is then accepted by the investor, and the agreement is surrendered.
I am able to pay you half the appraised value to-day, and for the other half I will give you bills, drawn on St.
But I repeat to your majesty that I have appraised the stones at a very low rate, and that I shall make large profits, and realize at least four thousand dollars.
They appraised the new world where they lived with critic tongue, and often with a strong and disapproving mockery.
Kaiser appraised the clumpy object wrapped in oilskin that sat on the passenger seat.
She turned and appraised him in a manner that was at once coquettish and masculine.
A few weeks later, Milton had had the business appraised and was met with a shock: the Zebra Room was worth less than when Lefty had acquired it in 1933.