Appraise Definition
ə-prāz
appraised, appraises, appraising
verb
appraised, appraises, appraising
To estimate the price or value of.
Appraise a diamond; appraise real estate.
American Heritage
To set a price for; decide the value of, esp. officially.
Webster's New World
To make a considered judgment about; assess or size up.
Appraise a threat; appraised himself in the mirror.
American Heritage
To estimate the quantity of.
Webster's New World
To judge the quality or worth of.
Webster's New World
Origin of Appraise
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From Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English appreisen possibly from Old French aprisier from Late Latin appretiāre Latin ad- ad- Latin pretium price per-5 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Incorrect form of apprise.
From Wiktionary
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