transitive verb
also ap·prise -īz
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English apprisen, aprisen, from Middle French aprisier, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + prisier to value, appraise — more at prize
1. obsolete : to put a value upon : appraise
2. : to value or appreciate
learn to apprize knowledge for the sake of knowledge — U.S. Daily
3. Scots law , obsolete : to make a judicial sale of (a heritable estate) for the benefit of a creditor — compare adjudge 5