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Appraise vs Upraise - What's the difference?

appraise | upraise |

As verbs the difference between appraise and upraise

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 upraise is (archaic) to raise something up; to elevate.

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.
    • English words affected by confusion

    upraise

    English

    Verb

  • (archaic) To raise something up; to elevate.
  • *1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.i:
  • *:So fell those two in spight of both their prydes, / But Scudamour himselfe did soone vprayse , / And mounting light his foe for lying long vpbrayes.
  • (archaic) To move something upright; to erect.

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