Hypertext Webster Gateway: "appraise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To estimate; to conjecture.
Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson.
3. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
appraise
v 1: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have
the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure},
{evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {value}]
2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation
carefully before acting" [syn: {survey}]
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