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appreciate

app·re·ciate

US/əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/ common

verb

1.
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be fully aware of; realize fully

  • “Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?”
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3.

hold dear

  • “I prize these old photographs”
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4.

gain in value

  • “The yen appreciated again!”
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5.

increase the value of

  • “The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark”
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Origin

Originated 1645-55; from Medieval Latin appreciātus (“valued or appraised”), later variant of Late Latin appretiātus (“appraised”), the perfect passive participle of appretiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from a(d) (“toward”) + preti(um) (“price”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). Cognate to French apprécier. Latin root also origin of English appraise, which has various Romance cognates; see also precious.

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  • much appreciated

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