Webster's Dictionary 1913

5401

Appraisement

Ap‐praise″ment (�), n. [See Appraise. Cf. Apprizement.] The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.

5402

Appraiser

Ap‐prais″er (�), n. [See Appraise, Apprizer.] One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.

5403

Apprecation

Ap′pre‐ca″tion, n. [L. apprecari to pray to; ad + precari to pray, prex, precis, prayer.] Earnest prayer; devout wish.A solemn apprecation of good success.Bp. Hall.

5404

Apprecatory

Ap″pre‐ca‐to‐ry (�), a. Praying or wishing good. “Apprecatory benedictions.” Bp. Hall.

5405

Appreciable

Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐ble (�), a. [Cf. F. appréciable.] Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. — Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐bl...

5406

Appreciant

Ap‐pre″ci‐ant (�), a. Appreciative.

5407

Appreciate

Ap‐pre″ci‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Appreciated; p. pr. & vb. n.Appreciating.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pret...

5408

Appreciate (2)

Ap‐pre″ci‐ate, v. i. To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.] J. Morse.

5409

Appreciatingly

Ap‐pre″ci‐a′ting‐ly (�), adv. In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.

5410

Appreciation

Ap‐pre′ci‐a″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. appréciation.] 1. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.2. Accurate perception; true estimation;...

5411

Appreciative

Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐tive (�), a. Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience. — Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐tive‐ly, adv.

5412

Appreciativeness

Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐tive‐ness, n. The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence.

5413

Appreciator

Ap‐pre″ci‐a′tor (�), n. One who appreciates.

5414

Appreciatory

Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐to‐ry (�), a. Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory commendation. — Ap‐pre″ci‐a‐to‐ri‐ly (�), adv.

5415

Apprehend

Ap′pre‐hend″ (ăp′prē̍‐hĕnd″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Apprehended; p. pr. & vb. n.Apprehending.] [L. apprehendere; ad + prehendere to lay hold of, seize; prae before + -hendere (used...

5416

Apprehend (2)

Ap′pre‐hend″, v. i. 1. To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.2. To be apprehensive; to fear.It is worse to apprehend than to suffer.Rowe.

5417

Apprehender

Ap′pre‐hend″er (�), n. One who apprehends.

5418

Apprehensibiity

Ap′pre‐hen′si‐bi″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being apprehensible. De Quincey.

5419

Apprehensible

Ap′pre‐hen″si‐ble (�), a. [L. apprehensibilis. See Apprehend.] Capable of being apprehended or conceived. “Apprehensible by faith.” Bp. Hall. — Ap′‐pre‐hen″si‐bly, adv.

5420

Apprehension

Ap′pre‐hen″sion (�), n. [L. apprehensio: cf. F. appréhension. See Apprehend.] 1. The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension. Sir T. ...

5421

Apprehensive

Ap′pre‐hen″sive (�), a. [Cf. F. appréhensif. See Apprehend.] 1. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a kind...

5422

Apprehensively

Ap′pre‐hen″sive‐ly, adv. In an apprehensive manner; with apprehension of danger.

5423

Apprehensiveness

Ap′pre‐hen″sive‐ness, n. The quality or state of being apprehensive.

5424

Apprentice

Ap‐pren″tice (�), n. [OE. apprentice, prentice, OF. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to...

5425

Apprentice (2)

Ap‐pren″tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Apprenticed; p. pr. & vb. n.Apprenticing.] To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

5426

Apprenticeage

Ap‐pren″tice‐age, n. [F. apprentissage.] Apprenticeship.

5427

Apprenticehood

Ap‐pren″tice‐hood, n. Apprenticeship.