α. 1500s apreciate, 1500s– appreciate, 1600s–1800s appretiate; also Scottish pre-1700 appreciate (past participle), pre-1700 1700s appretiat (past participle), 1700s appretiat.
β. U.S. regional 1900s– 'preciate, 1900s– 'preshate.
appreciatev.
/əˈpriːʃɪeɪt/, /əˈpriːsɪeɪt/, U.S. /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/, /əˈprɪʃiˌeɪt/ 1.
a. transitive. To estimate or fix the monetary value of, set a price on; = appraise v. 1. Now historical and rare.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > set value on
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value1434
value1439
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valure1487
appreciate1512
rate1555
estimate1611
put1755
1512 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 365/2 The Kingis hienis infeft him in the saidis landis..efter thai were recognist and appreciate to the Kingis use.
1565–6 in J. A. Twemlow Liverpool Town Bks. (1918) I. 302 Whoe upon theyr saydes consideracion etc. dyd appreciate and preace the sayd shippe.
1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Set a price, or to apreciate, Adæro.
1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 53 This saving of two yeers charges to Scholars in such a vast Dominion as this is..cannot be appreciated..at less then ten thousand pounds English a yeer.
1695 P. Porterfield Petition 1 His Majestie, &c. did impower the Lords of Privy Council..To cause Appretiate any Wells or Springs belonging to Comistoun.
1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. iii. 216 The lands were apprised or appretiated to the value of the debt.
1833 H. Ellis Gen. Introd. Domesday Bk. I. ii. 192 When the Survey was formed it [sc. the town of Dover] was appreciated at forty pounds.
1988 E. B. Fryde William de la Pole xi. 177 The personal share of Pole, of profit on his own wool, was appreciated at £2252.3s.9d.
b. transitive. To assess the worth, quality, etc., of; (also) to estimate the quantity or extent of; = appraise v. 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > place value on
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reckonc1515
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valuate1588
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rate1599
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ventilate?c1682
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appreciate1769
the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > estimate measurement or amount
esteem1477
estimate1669
appreciate1818
appraise1864
evaluate1874
1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 25 Let us..calmly..appreciate those dreadful and deformed gorgons and hydras, which inhabit the joyless regions of an imagination.
1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 83 458 The extreme want of candour..with which Priestley appretiated Hume.
1818 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (ed. 2) 496 The weight of the gold is to be appreciated.
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 22 It was the bias of antiquity..to appreciate all knowledge principally by the higher standard.
1915 N. Young Napoleon in Exile I. xv. 342 At St. Helena the event was appreciated at its true worth.
2010 D. A. Johnson in N. J. Talley et al. Pract. Gastroenterol. & Hepatol.: Esophagus & Stomach ix. 73/1 This ‘in-axis’ orientation allows the operator to more accurately appreciate the true stricture resistance.
2.
a. transitive. To recognize as valuable or excellent; to find worth or excellence in; to esteem.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [verb (transitive)]
haveeOE
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praisec1250
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reverencec1400
tender1439
repute1445
to have (also make, take) regard to or that1457
to take, make, set (no) count of (upon, by)c1475
pricec1480
to make (great, etc.) account (also count, esteem, estimation, reckoning, regard, store) of1483
force1509
to look upon ——c1515
to have (also hold) in estimationc1522
to make reckoning of1525
esteem1530
regard1533
to tell, make, hold, set (great, little, no) store of1540
value1549
to make dainty of (anything)1555
reckon1576
to be struck on1602
agrade1611
respect1613
beteem1627
appreciate1648
to put, set (an) esteem, a high, low esteem upon1665
to think small beer of1816
to think the world of1826
existimate1847
reckon1919
rate1973
1648 J. K. Serm. before Sir Marmaduke Langdale 20 The people that by having the two first would not learne to appretiate a King, are by the losse of the third taught what it is to have none.
1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xii. 97 These Waters of Siloam..are not so appreciated by them, as those of their fancied and applauded Damascus.
1769 Town & Country Mag. Oct. 545/1 Those things we are possessed of, we do not sufficiently appreciate, whilst we highly..over-rate the properties of others.
1795 tr. L. S. Mercier Fragm. Politics & Hist. I. 230 Your labours will not be fully known and appreciated till the succeeding generation.
1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 25 The mental culture necessary in order to appreciate Homer.
a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 93 A sympathy grew up at once between the bo's'un and myself; and that night..I learned to appreciate him better.
1913 J. Conrad Chance i. vi. 186 She hadn't enough sense to appreciate a plain, honest, English home.
1958 K. Amis I like it Here vi. 71 I hope you appreciate these Portuguese wines?
2011 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Suppl.) 8 People who buy these bikes appreciate engineering excellence.
b. transitive. To be grateful for or appreciative of (kindness, a favour, etc.).
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the mind > emotion > gratitude > [adjective]
thankful971
kinda1475
grateful1552
grate1565
responsorya1643
resentive1648
appreciate1823
1823 G. Wilkins et al. Body & Soul II. 199 I appreciate your kindness, and will follow your advice.
1897 Med. & Surg. Reporter 20 Mar. 377/2 If you have a sedative that you could try on me I'd appreciate it more than tongue can tell.
1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 11/2 Would you buy white satin or georgette crepe?..I'd appreciate advice.
1955 V. Kelly Shadow iv. 45 The police would appreciate information about the identity of the counterfeiters.
1980 Infoworld 21 July 9/2 I do appreciate your suggestions, and perhaps I'll incorporate them.
2011 G. Noel Misconceptions & Realities of Life iii. 33 There is always someone in need that will appreciate your generosity.
3.
a. transitive. To apprehend or understand clearly or correctly; to recognize or grasp the significance or subtleties of. Also with clause as object.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (transitive)] > value of
relish1602
ragout1673
appreciate1770
1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 2/2 It is not difficult to appreciate the dangers which menace that extended, proud, ferocious, ignorant, and feeble nation.
1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne iv. 124 The physiological reader only can appreciate the profound sagacity of this conclusion.
1802 tr. J. L. Soulavie Hist. & Polit. Mem. IV. xi. 85 In a monarchy, ministers ought to be the first to know how to appreciate the distinction of rank.
1836 Odd Fellows' Mag. Sept. 208 It bespoke on their parts an intelligence and a feeling to see and to appreciate that the efforts of the Board were calculated to benefit mankind.
1839 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VII. liv. 329 Napoleon..instantly appreciating the magnitude of the danger.
1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xiii. 167 Until the truth of any thing..be appreciated, its error, if any, cannot be detected.
1920 A. Carnegie Autobiogr. xii. 177 It is surprising how few men appreciate the enormous dividends derivable from investment in their own business.
1971 N. Brown Antarctic Housewife ix. 96 I came to appreciate that it [sc. snow] could be further classified as wet, dry, powder, corn and hard snow.
1978 E. B. Cowell in L. T. McCarthy et al. Chem. Dispersants for Control of Oil Spills 284 Almost no work has been done..and few laboratories seem to have appreciated the difficulties.
2008 J. Gurulé Unfunding Terror i. 4 The Treasury Department also failed to appreciate the importance of aggressively pursuing terrorist assets.
b. transitive. With reference to the senses: to be able to detect or perceive (sound, light, sensation, etc., or a distinction between similar sensory impressions).
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [verb (transitive)]
fredec888
haveeOE
yfeeleOE
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perceivec1330
comprehendc1374
find?a1425
perceiver1495
to take up1607
sensatea1652
percept1652
to suck ina1661
sense1661
appreciate1787
absorb1840
sensize1861
1787 J. Burnet Of Origin & Progress of Lang. IV. xiii. 177 Any other composition of sounds, where there is no difference but of loud and soft, the ratio of which to one another cannot be appreciated.
1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 32 The retina has not appreciated the influence of the simple red rays.
1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 236 In like manner, a blind man is able to appreciate sound, touch, etc., but not colours.
1879 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone (new ed.) 7 If the number of vibrations exceeds forty thousand per second, the ear becomes incapable of appreciating the sound.
1908 M. Solomon Electric Lamps iii. 36 Even under the best conditions, the eye cannot appreciate differences of brightness less than about ½ per cent.
2009 S. Tian Fulfilling your Child's Potential vii. 73 I remember reading a book..which suggested that a foetus could appreciate sounds from outside his mother.
4. Originally U.S. Opposed to depreciate.
a. transitive. To raise in value.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > increase value of
enhance1542
improve1548
advantagec1613
appreciate1778
1778 J. Penn Let. 6 Dec. in New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Reg (1876) 30 320 I expect Congress will, in a few days agree on some plan for appreciating the Currency.
1785 P. Webster 7th Ess. Free Trade & Finance 30 Appreciating the securities, and redeeming them at full value, gives not the least remedy to the sufferers by the depreciation.
1849 Banker's Mag. Apr. 236 The depreciation of gold, from its increased quantity, will appreciate silver in comparison with it.
1880 R. Mackenzie 19th Cent. i. viii. 207 Rents have been unduly appreciated.
1881 H. H. Gibbs Double Standard Pref. 9 The resumption of specie payments in Gold, thus appreciating that metal.
1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 158 193/1 If it is spent to increase revenue at least enough to pay interest and to appreciate assets sufficiently to cover the repayment of the loan, its borrowing is justified.
1999 R. MacDonald & I. Marsh Exchange Rate Modelling v. 135 A permanent demand shock should permanently appreciate the currency.
b. intransitive. To rise in value.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > [verb (intransitive)] > rise in value
amount1583
appreciate1779
enhance1892
1779 R. Bache Let. 18 Sept. in Lett. to B. Franklin (1859) 110 I trust our money will appreciate by just degrees.
1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 118 A great demand for specie and bills, which occasioned the latter..to appreciate.
1823 D. Raymond Elem. Polit. Econ. (ed. 2) I. xv. 356 The English currency has appreciated ten or twelve per cent, within the last three or four years.
1882 P. Tidman Gold & Silver Money 85 Gold has been steadily appreciating in value.
1902 H. James Wings of Dove I. iv. 92 I've been saving it up and letting it, as you say of investments, appreciate.
1967 Economica 34 455 No major country seems likely at present to allow its currency to appreciate vis-a-vis the dollar.
1994 Bottom Line 1 Sept. 3/3 Oriental rugs and furs have appreciated since you took out the insurance policy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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