Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Appraise /əp-rāz'/ · Ap·praise · IPA /əˈpɹeɪz/ 01 v. t. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. 2. To estimate; to conjecture. “Enoch . . . appraised his weight.” — Tennyson. 3. To praise; to commend.[Obs.] “Appraised the Lycian custom.” — Tennyson.