appraise

verb
/əˈpɹeɪz/

Etymology

From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.

  1. derived from pretium
  2. derived from appretio
  3. derived from aprisier
  4. inherited from apreisen

Definitions

  1. To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for…

    To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.

    • to appraise goods and chattels
  2. To consider comprehensively.

  3. To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.

    • At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. To estimate

      To estimate; to conjecture.

    2. To praise

      To praise; to commend.

    3. To apprise, inform.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at appraise. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at appraise. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at appraise

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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