apprize
verb
ap·prize ə-ˈprīz 
apprized; apprizing
transitive verb
: value, appreciate
Word History
Etymology
Middle English apprisen, from Anglo-French *appriser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + preiser, priser to value, prize — more at prize
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
apprizing
verb
as in respecting
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- respecting
- admiring
- enjoying
- grooving (on)
- regarding
- reverencing
- revering
- relishing
- revelling (in)
- delighting (in)
- fancying
- liking
- esteeming
- memorializing
- venerating
- reveling (in)
- digging
- valuing
- enshrining
- appreciating
- loving
- prizing
- treasuring
- caressing
- doting (on)
- cherishing
- worshiping
- idolizing
- worshipping
- adoring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disvaluing
- abominating
- sniffing (at)
- hating
- undervaluing
- execrating
- minimizing
- scouting
- disdaining
- despising
- loathing
- abhorring
- writing off
- detesting
- forgetting
- snubbing
- scorning
- high-hatting
- putting down
- neglecting
- disparaging
- belittling
- abandoning
- slighting
- decrying
- depreciating
- crying down
- kissing off
- deprecating
- bad-mouthing
- foreign emoluments clause
- foreign exchange
- foreign factor
- foreign jury
- foreign legion
- foreign minister
- foreign ministers
- foreign mission
- foreign office
- foreign policy
- foreign relations
- Foreign Secretary
- foreign service
- foreign shipment
- foreign voltage
- foreign word
- foreign-born
- foreign-flag
- foreign-trade zone
- foreigner
- foreigners
- foreignest
- foreignism
- foreignisms
- foreignize