transitive verb appreciated, appreciating
- to think well of; understand and enjoy; esteem
- to recognize and be grateful for; be thankful for
- to estimate the quality or worth of, esp. favorably
- to be fully or sensitively aware of; notice with discrimination
- ☆ to raise the price or value of
Origin:
< LL(Ec) appretiatus, pp. of appretiare, appraise