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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

ap·praise / əˈprāz/ • v. [tr.] assess the value or quality of: she stealthiliy appraised him in a pocket mirror | [intr.] the interviewer's job is to appraise and evaluate. ∎ (of an official or expert) set a price on; value: they appraised the painting at $200,000. DERIVATIVES: ap·prais·er n. ap·prais·ing·ly adv.

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appraise

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

appraise XV. alt., by assim. to PRAISE, of arch. apprize, †apprise — OF. aprisier, f. a- AD- + pris PRICE.
Hence appraisal XIX, appraisement XVII.

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appraise

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

appraise •ablaze, amaze, appraise, baize, Blaise, blaze, braise, broderie anglaise, chaise, craze, daze, écossaise, erase, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hayes, Hays, haze, laze, liaise, lyonnaise, maize, malaise, Marseillaise, mayonnaise, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, polonaise, praise, prase, raise, raze, upraise •nowadays • polyphase • multiphase •stargaze • amylase • periclase •underglaze • manes • lipase •catchphrase •conquistadores, mores, señores •polymerase • paraphrase •chrysoprase • lactase • equites •Gervaise • endways • edgeways •eques • breadthways • lengthways •leastways • widthways • anyways •sideways • longways • crossways •always

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	Learning to Appraise Equipment. Magazine article from: Implement & Tractor; 7/1/2000
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