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appreciate

/ appreciate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
increase the value of
"The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
Opposites:
depreciate
Type of:
revalue
Verb group:
apprize apprise revalue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
gain in value
"The yen appreciated again!"
Opposites:
depreciate undervalue devaluate devalue
Type of:
increase
Derived:
reappraisal revaluation review reassessment
Verb group:
apprize apprise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
be fully aware of; realize fully
"Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"
Type of:
understand realize realise
Derived:
appreciator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
Type of:
acknowledge recognize recognise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"
Type of:
see consider reckon
Kinds of:
do justice recognize recognise
Derived:
treasure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
1
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revalue depreciate increase undervalue devaluate devalue understand realize realise acknowledge recognize recognise