from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
apprize
v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice},
{send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: {instruct}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn:
{appreciate}, {apprize}, {apprise}, {revalue}] [ant:
{depreciate}, {devaluate}, {devalue}, {undervalue}]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
Deutsche Mark" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprize}, {apprise}]
[ant: {depreciate}]