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appraise, apprise, a prize
appraise (uh PRAYZ) (verb)
To place a value on; to judge the worth of something: "The agent decided to appraise the house at $100,000 for tax purposes."
apprise (uh PRIGHZ) (verb)
To inform or to give notice to someone about something; to notify: "Police should apprise an arrested person of his or her right to remain silent and to be represented by a lawyer."
a prize (uh PRIGHZ) (noun)
Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition: "Jordan won a prize for compiling the best computer program."
After the important contest, Perry's friend wanted to apprise his coach of the fact that he won a prize.
Dave's friend was asked by the reporters to appraise the value of the prize, but he declined to do it.
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apprise
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preti-, prais-, preci-, pric-
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