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   Appraise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
   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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   To estimate; to conjecture.
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   Enoch . . . appraised his weight.
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   To praise; to commend. [Obs.]
   R. Browning.
   
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   Appraised the Lycian custom.
   Tennyson.
   
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   ☞ In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
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