appraise

Meanings

• verb

  evaluate or estimate the value, quality, or significance of something.

  - "The expert will appraise the painting before the auction."
  - "The real estate agent appraised our house at $500,000."
  - "The insurance company sent an appraiser to assess the damage."

• verb

  form an opinion or judgment about something.

  - "The committee will appraise the applications for the scholarship."
  - "The jury appraised the evidence before delivering their verdict."
  - "The manager appraised the performance of his employees."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with appraise
razes , maze , blaze , haze

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Variants

List of all variants of appraise that leads to same result
appraisal , appraise , appraised , appraisee , appraisees , appraisement , appraisements , appraiser , appraisers , appraises , appraising , appraisive

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Etymology

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Originated from Old French 'approiser,' meaning 'to bring near,' from 'aproche,' meaning 'approach.'

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Trivia

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1. Appraisals are often used in real estate transactions to determine the value of a property.

2. Appraisals can also be used in insurance claims to determine the value of damaged property.

3. The term 'appraisal' comes from the Latin word 'apprariare,' which means 'to prepare for battle.'

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Related Concepts

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1. evaluation: The process of assessing the value, significance, or quality of something.

2. assessment: The act of making a formal and systematic judgment about something.

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Culture

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Appraise has been used extensively in various forms of literature and art, often to describe the evaluation or assessment of an object or situation. In music, the term 'appraisal' is used to describe the critical evaluation of a musical performance.

How to Memorize "appraise"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the word 'appraise' written out. Visualize the 'a' as an apple, the 'p' as a pencil, the 'r' as a ruler, the 'a' as an apple again, the 'i' as an 'i' in 'eye,' and the 's' as a snake. Picture these objects coming together to form the word 'appraise.'
   - Another way to visualize appraise is to imagine a person giving an appraisal, such as an art appraiser examining a painting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'appraise' with the idea of evaluation or assessment. Think of an appraiser assessing the value of an object or situation.
   - Associate the word 'appraise' with the word 'assess.'
   - Associate the word 'appraise' with the word 'evaluate.'

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Apple Pie Rate': A for Appraise, P for Price, I for Inspect, E for Estimate, and R for Report, and A for Accurate.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Apple Pie': Assess, Price, Inspect, Estimate.

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