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to apprize

to apprize

9.9
To make something worth more money
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : revalorizar
  • The company hoped to apprize its shares through a strategic merger.

Examples

  • Government policies can apprize the currency in certain circumstances.

  • To apprize the local farms, the committee organized a workshop on improving agricultural practices.

  • Efforts to apprize the value of local goods benefited the entire region.

  • The estate was apprized at a higher value than expected.

  • They will apprize the artwork before the auction.

  • The expert appraiser was hired to apprize the historical artifacts before the exhibition.

  • The bank agreed to apprize the property to determine its new market value.

Synonyms

to raise
vsto apprize
∞ 2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

is specifically about increasing value rather than any general rising
to gain
vsto apprize
510 1.1

To get more of something over time, like weight or money

is an intentional act to make value rise rather than passive increase
to augment
vsto apprize
52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

is focused on increasing value rather than adding parts or amounts
to appreciate
vsto apprize
  • Specialized
36 4.8

To increase in value over time

is a general act of increasing value rather than gradual change
to inflate
vsto apprize
30 4.4

To make the amount or price of something increase

is a neutral increase in value without implying artificial manipulation
to advance
vsto apprize
17 3.3

To rise in price or value

is a general increase not limited to market prices
to revalue
vsto apprize
  • Specialized
1 6.7

To give something a new official worth, often higher, especially for money or assets

is a plain increase in value without official reassessment
to valorize
vsto apprize
  • Formal
8.9

To increase or hold a product's price by government action

is a simple value increase not involving government or policy

Antonyms

to devalue
22 5.0

To make something seem less important or respected

How Valuable

to skyrocket
52 4.1
to apprize
  • Archaic
9.9
to raise
∞ 2.9
to devalue
22 5.0

Surface Forms

apprize infinitive
apprized past
apprized past participle
apprizing present participle
apprizes third person singular

Etymology

An older meaning of apprize was to 'increase the value' of something, and it is related to appraise and the familiar word prize, both about 'value'. That's why to apprize something once meant to set or raise its worth.