APPRIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does apprize mean? 

• APPRIZE (verb)
  The verb APPRIZE has 4 senses:

1. inform (somebody) of something

2. make aware of

3. gain in value

4. increase the value of

  Familiarity information: APPRIZE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APPRIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they apprize    ... he / she / it apprizes   
Past simple: apprized   
Past participle: apprized   
-ing form: apprizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inform (somebody) of something

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

advise; apprise; apprize; give notice; notify; send word

Context example:

I advised him that the rent was due

Hypernyms (to "apprize" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make aware of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

apprise; apprize; instruct

Context example:

Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?

Hypernyms (to "apprize" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "apprize"):

direct (give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction)

brief (give essential information to someone)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sense 3

Meaning:

Gain in value

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

appreciate; apprise; apprize; revalue

Context example:

The yen appreciated again!

Hypernyms (to "apprize" is one way to...):

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Verb group:

appreciate; apprise; apprize (increase the value of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Increase the value of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

appreciate; apprise; apprize

Context example:

The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark

Hypernyms (to "apprize" is one way to...):

revalue (value anew)

Verb group:

appreciate; apprise; apprize; revalue (gain in value)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something