apprize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb inform (somebody) of something
    send word; apprise; give notice; notify; advise.
    • I advised him that the rent was due
  2. verb make aware of
    instruct; apprise.
    • Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
  3. verb gain in value
    appreciate; apprise; revalue.
    • The yen appreciated again!
  4. verb increase the value of
    appreciate; apprise.
    • The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark

WordNet

Ap*prize" transitive verb
Etymology
The same as Appraise, only more accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.
Definitions
  1. To appraise; to value; to appreciate.

Webster 1913