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for apprize
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Apprize \Ap*prize"\, v. t. [The same as Appraise, only more
accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.]
To appraise; to value; to appreciate.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
apprize
v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice,
send word, apprise, apprize]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn:
appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant:
depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise]
[ant: depreciate]
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