reappraise

verb

re·​ap·​praise (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈprāz How to pronounce reappraise (audio)
reappraised; reappraising; reappraises

transitive verb

: to appraise (something) again : to reevaluate the amount, value, or significance of
… suggests that wine owners have their collections reappraised every few years …Steve Heimoff
a critical essay that reappraises the director's early films

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Quietly slipped onto Netflix last week without much fanfare or promotion, Sacha Jenkins’ invaluable documentary reappraises Sullivan’s legacy not as a TV pioneer — that’s always been set in stone — but as a show-don’t-tell social activist. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025 As for property taxes, Davidson County property values are reappraised every four years, and 2025 is the next year in the cycle. Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 The economic costs of tariffs can also lead organizations to reappraise their budgets. Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 After Pet Sounds, a string of vastly less popular albums—some of them containing breathtaking songs, with many of them favorably reappraised in later years—followed in the 1970s. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reappraise

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reappraise was in 1732

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“Reappraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappraise. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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