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Appraise
Pronunciation : Ap*praise"
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.]
Etymology : [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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