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