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Authenticate vs Appraise - What's the difference?

authenticate | appraise |

As verbs the difference between authenticate and appraise

is that authenticate is to render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit while 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.

authenticate

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
  • To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait.

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    appraise

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (English precious), from which also appreciate.

    Verb

    (apprais)
  • 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.
    • Derived terms
    () * appraisal * appraisee * appraisement * appraiser * appraisingly * appraisive * appraiseable * appraiseability
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    Etymology 2

    Incorrect form of apprise.

    Verb

    (apprais)
  • (proscribed) To apprise, inform.
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