appraise

(ə-prāz')
tr.v., -praised, -prais·ing, -prais·es.

1. To evaluate, especially in an official capacity.
2. To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of; judge. See synonyms at estimate.

[Middle English appreisen, possibly from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin pretium, price.]

appraisingly ap·prais'ing·ly adv.
appraisable ap·prais'a·ble adj.
appraisement ap·praise'ment n.
appraiser ap·prais'er n.
appraisingly ap·prais'ing·ly adv.

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Like many near-sounding words with some relation of meaning, these are often confused. Appraise means 'to assess the value of (something or someone)' (e.g.

When a man is stripped of all worldly insignia, one can appraise him for what he is truly worth—Charles Chaplin, 1964

It was an interval at least long enough for him to appraise the situation—Antonia Fraser, 1988).

Apprise means 'to inform, to give notice to' and is normally constructed with a personal object followed by of (e.g.

He was annoyed that I had not bothered to apprise him of the upsetting news sooner—P. Bailey, 1986).

It is common in passive constructions be apprised and keep someone apprised

(In truth she did make a mistake—there is no denying it—and she was speedily apprised of it by her brother—J. Sutherland, 2000).

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To estimate the value of property.

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verb

To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: assay, assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, rate, size up, valuate, value. Idioms: take the measure of. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

To estimate the value; to put in writing the worth of property.

IN BRIEF: To make an estimate of a thing's value.

The realtor made an appointment to appraise the house.

Tutor's tip: A private club may "apprise" (inform) you that you've been accepted as a member after it has "appraised" (assessed the quality or value of) your community service.

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For a list of words related to appraise, see:

• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - appraise: estimate the nature or merit of
• Judgments and Critiques - appraise: (vb) estimate value, worth, or significance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vurdere, taksere, prisfastsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
schatten, voortgang beoordelen (van werknemer), taxeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - évaluer, apprécier, estimer (la valeur de qch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - bewerten, schätzen, abschätzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτιμώ, αξιολογώ, αποτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
stimare, valutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avaliar, fixar o preço ou valor

Русский (Russian)
оценивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estimar, calcular, evaluar, tasar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - värdera, uppskatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
评价, 鉴定, 估价

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 評價, 鑒定, 估價

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 평가하다[감정하다]

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 値踏みする, 見積もる, 評価する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثمن, يخمن, يقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העריך, אמד, קבע מחיר של, העריך ביצוע (של עובד)‬

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