appraise

ap·praise

transitive verb \ə-ˈprāz\

ap·praisedap·prais·ing

Definition of APPRAISE

1

: to set a value on : estimate the amount of <appraise the damage>

2

: to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of; especially : to give an expert judgment of the value or merit of <appraise an actor's career>

— ap·prais·ee \ə-ˌprā-ˈzē\ noun

— ap·praise·ment \-ˈprāz-mənt\ noun

— ap·prais·er noun

— ap·prais·ing·ly \-ˈprā-ziŋ-lē\ adverb

— ap·prais·ive \-ˈprā-ziv\ adjective

Examples of APPRAISE

1. The ring must be appraised by a jeweler before it can be insured.
2. appraise the house and property
3. What is the property's appraised value?
4. In the book, he appraises Hollywood's recent films and contrasts them with several independent films.

Origin of APPRAISE

Middle English appraysen, probably from Anglo-French *appreiser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + preiser to prize, praise

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to APPRAISE

Synonyms

estimate, assess, evaluate, guesstimate, rate, set, valuate, value

Related Words

adjudge, deem, judge; ascertain, determine, discover, learn; price, prize; decide, settle; analyze, assay, survey, test; reappraise, reassess, reevaluate, rejudge, revalue; transvaluate, transvalue; misesteem, misjudge, misprize, underestimate, undervalue

See Synonym Discussion at estimate

Rhymes with APPRAISE

ablaze, agaze, amaze, catchphrase, crossways, deglaze, dispraise, dog days, edgeways, emblaze, endways, flatways, foodways, in phase, Lachaise, leastways, lengthways, liaise, malaise, noun phrase, pj's, post chaise, sideways, slantways, stargaze, ukase, upraise, weekdays