appreciate

v.

1. To be grateful

   welcome, thank, enjoy, pay respects to, be obliged, feel obliged, be indebted, feel obligated, be obligated, be appreciative, acknowledge, never forget, give thanks, overflow with gratitude; see also thank.

   Antonyms find fault with, minimize, complain*, object. *

2. To recognize worth

   esteem, prize, value, treasure, cherish, honor, extol, praise, applaud, admire, look up to; see also admire 1.

3. To enjoy, as art

   be sensitive to, have a taste for, have a faculty for, respond to, enjoy, relish; see also like 1.

4. To be aware of

   comprehend, understand, apprehend, recognize; see understand 1.

appreciate, in this comparison, implies sufficient critical judgment to see the value of or to enjoy to appreciate good music; to value is to rate highly because of worth I value your friendship; to prize is to value highly or take great satisfaction in a prized possession; to treasure is to regard as precious and implies special care to protect from loss; to esteem is to hold in high regard and implies warm attachment or respect an esteemed statesman; to cherish is to prize or treasure, but connotes greater affection for or attachment to the thing cherished she cherished her friends See also syn. study at understand.