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apprize

verb

Definition of apprizenext
as in to respect

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprize
  1. respect
  2. revere
  3. admire
  4. reverence
  5. regard
  6. relish
  7. enjoy
  8. esteem
Verb
  • His character was deeply respected in the Hazzard community, often acting as a steadying influence amid the chaos.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, in Lourdes the question of respecting even the most frail, sick and vulnerable is particularly acute.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of respect
Verb
  • Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Although not a household name, EOG is revered within the industry, considered a decade ago as the Apple of oil and gas.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of revere
Verb
  • Some Fascists admired Japan’s use of Shinto shrines and ritual to endow its militaristic nationalism with spiritual power.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Because beauty, for us, is not something to admire from a distance.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of admire
Verb
  • Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Definition of reverence
Verb
  • His music was defiant and bombastic, and critics and fans alike regarded him as a kind of pop messiah.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Egypt can neither be regarded simply as a beach destination nor as a historical destination only.
    — Connie Etemadi, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of regard
Verb
  • While opinions on cowbells differ, the Tigers relish the prospect of going into an opposing stadium and making home fans upset — whether in Lawrence, Kansas, Starkville, Mississippi, or anywhere else.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Passengers are savvy travelers, primarily American, who relish cruising and, with this line, truly appreciate fine food and wine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of relish
Verb
  • Members of The Center for Fiction enjoy invitations, discounts, access to our Library collection, and more.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Washington having enjoyed a state dinner and a marching band, both sides are still figuring out what the pageantry actually bought them.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of enjoy
Verb
  • Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa).
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Outside songwriters are esteemed in pop and country but less so in hip-hop; outside producers are celebrated in hip-hop but less so in house and techno, where the producer is the artist.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of esteem
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“Apprize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprize. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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