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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
appraise
    v 1: 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" [syn: measure, evaluate, valuate,
         assess, appraise, value]
    2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation
       carefully before acting" [syn: survey, appraise]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Appraise \Ap*praise"\, 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.
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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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   Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
         and sometimes written, apprize.
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Thesaurus Results for Appraise:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
adjudge, appreciate, assay, assess, audit, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catalog, categorize, check a parameter, class, classify, compute, deem, dial, divide, esteem, estimate, evaluate, examine, factor, fair-trade, fathom, figure, form an estimate, gauge, give an appreciation, graduate, group, guess, identify, inspect, judge, make an estimation, mark, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, pace, plumb, price, prize, probe, quantify, quantize, quote a price, rank, rate, reckon, scrutinize, set at, sift, size, size up, sort, sort out, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading, thrash out, triangulate, valorize, valuate, value, weigh, winnow
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