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appraise verb [ əˈpreɪz ]

• assess the value or quality of.
• "there is a need to appraise existing techniques"
Similar: assess, evaluate, estimate, judge, rate, gauge, sum up, review, consider, size up,
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘set a price on’): alteration of apprize, by association with praise. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.


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