APPRAISE


Meaning of APPRAISE in English

əˈprāz, aˈ- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English appreisen, modification (influenced by preisen to set a value on) of Middle French aprisier — more at apprize

1. : to set a value on (as goods, lands, or the estate of a deceased person) : estimate the amount of (as a loss by fire)

2. : to judge and analyze the worth, significance or status of ; especially : to give a definitive expert judgment of the merit, rank, or importance of

appraise recent American poetry

appraise a political trend

appraise the cost of an objective in terms of human life — O.N.Bradley

Synonyms: see estimate

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.