Definitions for appraise
əˈpreɪzap·praise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, valueverb

   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"

2. survey, appraiseverb

   consider in a comprehensive way

   "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To APPRAISEverb

   To set a price upon any thing, in order to sale.

   Etymology: apprecier, Fr.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Appraiseverb

   to set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels

2. Appraiseverb

   to estimate; to conjecture

3. Appraiseverb

   to praise; to commend

4. Etymology: [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Appraise

   ap-prāz′, v.t. to set a price on: to value with a view to sale: to estimate the amount and quality of anything.—adj. Apprais′able.—ns. Apprais′al, appraisement; Appraise′ment, a valuation: estimation of quality; Apprais′er, one who values property: one who estimates quality. [Late in appearing; for some time used in the same sense as praise. Perh. formed on analogy of the synonymous Prize, Apprize.]

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1. Appraise

   Appraise vs. Apprise -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Appraise and Apprise.

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1. • Analyze
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How to pronounce appraise?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appraise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appraise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of appraise in a Sentence

1. Sun-Tzu:

   Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

2. Ezra Pound:

   There are few things more difficult than to appraise the work of a man suddenly dead in his youth; to disentangle promise from achievement; to save him from that sentimentalizing which confuses the tragedy of the interruption with the merit of the work actually performed.

3. Shunsuke Okashita:

   I sell modern age swords because it is difficult to appraise the old swords and know their true value.

4. Marianne Moore:

   When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=appraise
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=appraise
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appraise
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=appraise