apprai

n. [ See Appraise. Cf. Apprizal. ] A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Appraised p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising. ] [ Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate. ] 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To estimate; to conjecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To praise; to commend. [ Obs. ] R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Appraise. Cf. Apprizement. ] The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth. [ 1913 Webster ]