appraise

Verb

Verb Forms: appraised, appraising, appraises

To assess the value or quality of something.
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
consider in a comprehensive way
- "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
To consider comprehensively.
To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
To estimate; to conjecture.
To praise; to commend.
To apprise, inform.

Examples

At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.
She took a moment to appraise the board before making her game-winning play.
to appraise goods and chattels

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.

Synonyms

assess, evaluate, measure, survey, valuate, value, apprise, apprize

Scrabble Score: 12

appraise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
appraise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
appraise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

appraise: valid Words With Friends Word