Appraise vs Corporal - What's the difference?
appraise | corporal |
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.
(archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; corporeal.
* 1603-06 , Macbeth: Ac.1 Sc3, Wm. Shakespeare.
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body.
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code . The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
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As a verb 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.As an adjective corporal is
(archaic) having a physical, tangible body; corporeal.As a noun corporal is
(military) a non-commissioned officer army rank with nato code the rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private or corporal can be (ecclesiastical) the white linen cloth on which the elements of the eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.appraise
English
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.corporal
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) corporal (French corporel), from (etyl) ; compare corporeal.Adjective
(-)- Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.