Antonyms for apprize
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : uh-prahyz |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpraɪz |
Definition of apprize
Origin :- occasional legalese form of appraise, c.1400. Related: Apprized; apprizing.
- As in prize : verb value highly
- As in treasure : verb hold dear
- As in cherish : verb care about deeply
- All of her correspondents hastened to apprize her of the news.
- Extract from : « The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections » by A. Edward Newton
- I am sorry I did not apprize you of this state of affairs when I first came to you.
- Extract from : « Jessamine » by Marion Harland
- Then I stole forth to apprize Mirza Shah that my mission was achieved.
- Extract from : « Tales of Destiny » by Edmund Mitchell
- My companion did not apprize me that the apartment was inhabited.
- Extract from : « Arthur Mervyn » by Charles Brockden Brown
- Becoming alarmed at the appearance of things, they went to apprize the captain and Mr. M'Kay, who hastened to the poop.
- Extract from : « Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific » by Gabriel Franchere
- I came just now to apprize you of a resolution that I had formed.
- Extract from : « Edgar Huntley » by Charles Brockden Brown
- Her messenger will in the morning apprize you of the hour, and conduct you to the palace!
- Extract from : « Zenobia » by William Ware
- During this scene the dueña stole out of the room, and went to apprize Loaysa of all that had happened.
- Extract from : « The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes » by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Baldulph, brother of Colgrin, wanted to gain access to him, and to apprize him of a reinforcement which was coming from Germany.
- Extract from : « Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3) » by Thomas Percy
- Each regiment and corps will apprize them of this, that ignorance may not be pleaded as an excuse.
- Extract from : « An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, » by Cooper Willyams
Synonyms for apprize
- admire
- adore
- appreciate
- apprize
- care for
- cherish
- clasp
- cleave to
- cling to
- coddle
- comfort
- conserve
- cosset
- count
- cultivate
- defend
- dote on
- embrace
- encourage
- enshrine
- entertain
- esteem
- fancy
- fondle
- foster
- guard
- harbor
- hold dear
- hold in high esteem
- honor
- hug
- idiolize
- idolize
- like
- love
- nourish
- nurse
- nurture
- pet
- preserve
- prize
- rate
- regard highly
- revere
- reverence
- safeguard
- save
- set store by
- shelter
- shield
- support
- sustain
- treasure
- value
- venerate
- worship
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