The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apprize \Ap*prize"\, v. t. [The same as Appraise, only more accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.] To appraise; to value; to appreciate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
occasional legalese form of appraise, c.1400. Related: Apprized; apprizing.\n
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To appraise 2 To apprise
WordNet
v. give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise]
make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise]
gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: appreciate, apprise, revalue] [ant: depreciate]
increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprise] [ant: depreciate]
Usage examples of "apprize".
William, being apprized of this event, returned to the Hague, embarked for England, and arrived at Whitehall on the thirteenth day of April.
Can I render her a greater service than to apprize her of the aspersions that have rested on it, and afford her the opportunity of vindication?
This new applicant was the first to apprize him of this circumstance, and appeared extremely anxious to enter on immediate possession.
I am to be one of the party, I think it would be right to apprize the young lady of it.
Captain Hull knew the difficulty of the task he had undertaken, he was alive to the importance of making his approach to the whale from the leeward, so that there should be no sound to apprize the creature of the proximity of the boat.
The notion of Brother John was, that, having resolved to marry the maiden, he had naturally gone home to apprize his parents and to make the necessary preparations.
The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed designating the person, who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprize you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made.
The opposite party, being apprized of their intention, brought a bill into the house of commons for restoring corporations to their ancient rights and privileges.
Tekeli however did not improve this advantage: being apprized of the fate of his allies, and afraid of seeing his retreat cut off by the snow that frequently chokes up the passes of the mountains, he retreated again to Valachia, and prince Louis returned to Vienna.
The persons against whom these measures were taken, being apprized of the impending danger, generally retired from their own habitations.
The court of Spain, apprized of their intention, sent a written remonstrance to Mr.
Some instinct led me into the fields, and I was not apprized of the direction of my steps, till, looking up, I found myself upon the shore of Schuylkill.
The recent loss of her child, the death of Welbeck, of which she was soon apprized, her total dependence upon those with whom she was placed, who, however, had always treated her without barbarity or indecorum, were the calamities that weighed down her spirits.
Not being apprized of the early departure of the vessel, he had deferred till it was too late, applying to an artizan.
She had been apprized of its rapid and destructive progress in one quarter of the city, but, hitherto, it had existed, with regard to her, chiefly in the form of rumour.