Appraise vs Categorize - What's the difference?
appraise | categorize |
To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
To estimate; to conjecture.
To praise; to commend.
To assign a category; to divide into classes.
As verbs the difference between appraise and categorize
is that appraise is to set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels or appraise can be (proscribed) to apprise, inform while categorize is to assign a category; to divide into classes.appraise
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (English precious), from which also appreciate.Verb
(apprais)Derived terms
() * appraisal * appraisee * appraisement * appraiser * appraisingly * appraisive * appraiseable * appraiseabilityEtymology 2
Incorrect form of apprise.categorize
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Alternative forms
* categorise (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
(categoriz)- First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.