Appraise

appraise
    v 1: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent,
         or significance of; "I will have the family jewels
         appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when
         taking a risk" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate},
         {assess}, {appraise}, {value}]
    2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation
       carefully before acting" [syn: {survey}, {appraise}]
    

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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71 Moby Thesaurus words for "appraise":
      adjudge, appreciate, assay, assess, audit, calculate, calibrate,
      caliper, call, catalog, categorize, check a parameter, class,
      classify, compute, deem, dial, divide, esteem, estimate, evaluate,
      examine, factor, fair-trade, fathom, figure, form an estimate,
      gauge, give an appreciation, graduate, group, guess, identify,
      inspect, judge, make an estimation, mark, measure, mensurate, mete,
      meter, pace, plumb, price, prize, probe, quantify, quantize,
      quote a price, rank, rate, reckon, scrutinize, set at, sift, size,
      size up, sort, sort out, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading,
      thrash out, triangulate, valorize, valuate, value, weigh, winnow