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Thesaurus: appraise

To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.

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  1. v. t. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
  2. v. t. To estimate; to conjecture.
  3. v. t. To praise; to commend.
  4. v. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  5. v. consider in a comprehensive way
  6. 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. 2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson. 3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson. Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
  7. v:100 v evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of v consider in a comprehensive way