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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise},
{Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.]
1. 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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2. To estimate; to conjecture.
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Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson.
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3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.
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Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson.
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Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
and sometimes written, apprize.
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