Appraise (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.] 1. 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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2. To estimate; to conjecture.
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Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson.
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3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] R. Browning.
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Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson.
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&hand_; In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
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