appraise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: appraise	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for appraise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appraise v evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" Synonym(s): measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" Synonym(s): survey, appraise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appraise \Appraise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; 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. 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.