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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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