Apprize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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) 2.0 [wn]:



  apprize
       v 1: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent
            was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice}, {send
            word}, {apprise}]
       2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
          tuition hike?" [syn: {instruct}, {apprise}]
       3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: {appreciate},
           {apprise}, {revalue}] [ant: {depreciate}]
       4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
          Deutsche Mark" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprise}] [ant: {depreciate}]