appreciate

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: ap=pre=ci=ate
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

appreciate, v. t. [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. Appraise.].

•  To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.  [1913 Webster]

  "To appreciate the motives of their enemies."  [1913 Webster]
•  To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to depreciate.  [1913 Webster]
•  To be sensible of; to distinguish.  [1913 Webster]

  "Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To Appreciate, Estimate, Esteem.

appreciate, v. i. 

 To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.]  J. Morse.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

appreciate, v.
1 tr. a esteem highly; value. b be grateful for (we appreciate your sympathy). c be sensitive to (appreciate the nuances).
2 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) understand; recognize (I appreciate that I may be wrong).
3 a intr. (of property etc.) rise in value. b tr. raise in value.

Derivative

appreciative adj. appreciatively adv. appreciativeness n. appreciator n. appreciatory adj.

Etymology

LL appretiare appraise (as AD-, pretium price)

THESAURUS

appreciate

absorb, accord respect to, accrue, accumulate, admire, adore, advance, apotheosize, appraise, apprehend, apprize, ascribe importance to, assay, assess, assimilate, balloon, bask in, be acquainted with, be appreciative of, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be fond of, be grateful, be indebted, be informed, be obligated, be obliged, be partial to, be pleased with, be thankful, be with one, bloat, boom, breed, broaden, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catch, catch on, check a parameter, cherish, class, cognize, comprehend, compute, conceive, conceptualize, crescendo, defer to, deify, delight, delight in, derive pleasure from, develop, devour, dial, dig, digest, discern, divide, eat up, enjoy, entertain respect for, esteem, estimate, evaluate, exalt, fathom, favor, feast on, figure, follow, form an estimate, freak out on, gain, gain strength, gauge, get, get ahead, get high on, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, give an appreciation, gloat over, go up, graduate, grasp, groove on, grow, guess, have, have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, hero-worship, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, honor, idolize, increase, indulge in, intensify, ken, know, learn, like, look up to, love, luxuriate in, make an estimation, make much of, make out, mark, master, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, mount, multiply, never forget, overflow with gratitude, pace, perceive, plumb, possess, prehend, prize, probe, proliferate, quantify, quantize, rank, rate, rate highly, read, realize, reckon, recognize, regard, rejoice in, relish, respect, revel in, revere, reverence, riot in, rise, run up, savor, savvy, see, seize, seize the meaning, sense, set store by, shoot up, size, size up, smack the lips, snowball, sound, span, spread, step, strengthen, survey, swell, swim in, take, take a reading, take in, take pleasure in, taste, thank God, think highly of, think much of, think well of, treasure, triangulate, understand, valuate, value, venerate, wallow in, wax, weigh, widen, worship, wot, wot of

ROGET THESAURUS

appreciate

Value

VB value, esteem, appreciate, appraise, evaluate, assess.

Taste

VB appreciate, judge, criticise, discriminate, taste, savor, smatch, smack, flavor, twang, tickle the palate, smack the lips.

Approbation

VB approve, approbate, think good, think much of, think well of, think highly of, esteem, value, prize, set great store by, set great store on, do justice to, appreciate, honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire, like, be in favor of, wish Godspeed, hail, hail with satisfaction, stand up for, stick up for, uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction, clap on the back, pat on the back, keep in countenance, indorse, give credit, recommend, mark with a white mark, mark with a stone, commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment, pay a tribute, bepraise, clap the hands, applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore, panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff, extol, extol to the skies, magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of, flatter, bless, give a blessing to, have a good word for, say a good word for, speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of, sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of, resound the praises of, sing praises to, cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo, redound to the honor, redound to the praise, redound to the credit of, do credit to, deserve praise, recommend itself, pass muster, be praised, receive honorable mention, be in favor with, be in high favor with, ring with the praises of, win golden opinions, gain credit, find favor with, stand well in the opinion of, laudari a laudato viro.

Intellect

VB note, notice, mark, take notice of, take cognizance of be aware of, be conscious of, realize, appreciate, ruminate, fancy.

Thought

VB think, reflect, cogitate, excogitate, consider, deliberate, bestow thought upon, bestow consideration upon, speculate, contemplate, meditate, ponder, muse, dream, ruminate, brood over, con over, animadvert, study, bend the mind, apply the mind, digest, discuss, hammer at, weigh, perpend, realize, appreciate, fancy, trow, take into consideration, take counsel, commune with oneself, bethink oneself, collect one's thoughts, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, run over in the mind, chew the cud upon, sleep upon, take counsel of one's pillow, advise with one's pillow, rack one's brains, ransack one's brains, crack one's brains, beat one's brains, cudgel one's brains, set one's brain to work, set one's wits to work, harbor an idea, entertain an idea, cherish an idea, nurture an idea, take into one's head, bear in mind, reconsider, occur, present itself, suggest itself, come into one's head, get into one's head, strike one, flit across the view, come uppermost, run in one s head, enter the mind, pass in the mind, cross the mind, flash on the mind, flash across the mind, float in the mind, fasten itself on the mind, be uppermost in the mind, occupy the mind, have in one's mind, make an impression, sink into the mind, penetrate into the mind, engross the thoughts.

Measurement

VB measure, mete, determine, assay, evaluate, value, assess, rate, appraise, estimate, form an estimate, set a value on, appreciate, standardize, span, pace step, apply the compass, gauge, plumb, probe, sound, fathom, heave the log, heave the lead, survey, weigh, take an average, graduate.

Judgment

VB judge, conclude, come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion, ascertain, determine, make up one's mind, deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet, ween, form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account, regard, consider, think of, look upon, review, size up, settle, pass an opinion, give an opinion, decide, try, pronounce, rule, pass judgment, pass sentence, sentence, doom, find, give judgment, deliver judgment, adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, award, report, bring in a verdict, make absolute, set a question at rest, confirm, comment, criticize, kibitz, pass under review, investigate, hold the scales, sit in judgment, try judgment, hear a cause.

Knowledge

VB know, ken, scan, wot, wot aware, be aware of, ween, weet, trow, have, possess, conceive, apprehend, comprehend, take, realize, understand, savvy, appreciate, fathom, make out, recognize, discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience, know full well, have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of, be au courant, have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends, know by heart, know by rote, be master of, connaitre le dessous des cartes, know what's what, see one's way, discover, come to one's knowledge.