appraise Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; valuate.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
verb consider in a comprehensive way
survey.
- He appraised the situation carefully before acting

Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.

imperfect & past participle Appraised present participle & verbal noun Appraising

To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
To estimate; to conjecture.
Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson.
To praise; to commend. Obs. R. Browning.
Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson.
✍ In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.