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appraise definition

ap·praise (ə prāz)

transitive verb appraised -·praised′, appraising -·prais′·ing

  1. to set a price for; decide the value of, esp. officially
  2. to estimate the quantity of
  3. to judge the quality or worth of

Etymology: ME apreisen < OFr apreiser < LL(Ec) appretiare < L ad, to + pretium, price; sp. infl. by praise

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