appreciate English · revision 3695

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1655|origins=la pretium}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la-lat|appretiāre|t=to set a price on, appraise]], through the past participle appretiātus,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|ad-|t=to]] and [[m|la|pretium|t=price]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) Merriam-Webster also points to Medieval Latin appretiare “to value, esteem”.^(MWU 2024) It is related to [[appraise]], [[price]] and [[precious]], and French apprécier.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To esteem or value highly: 1655 in the OED and Barnhart,^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) the 1650s in Etymonline.^(Etymonline) The New Oxford dates the word to the mid 16th century.^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ “To estimate the worth of” is from 1769,^(OED 1989) and “to estimate rightly, perceive the full force of” from 1798.^(OED 1989) “To be sensitive to a delicate distinction” is from 1833.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The financial senses arose in the United States in the 18th century:^(Hoad 1986) to raise in value from 1779, opposed to [[depreciate]], and the intransitive “to rise in value” from 1789–96.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The noun [[appreciation]] is older, probably from about 1400, in Wycliffe's works.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1655 – to esteem highly.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1769 – to estimate the worth of.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1779 – to raise in value.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1787 – to rise in value.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1798 – to perceive fully.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1833 – to be sensitive to a fine distinction.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To recognise the quality or significance of.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To be fully aware of; to [[realize|alt=realise]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To be [[gratitude|alt=grateful]] for.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To value highly; to admire.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To increase in value, especially over time.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[appreciator]]

+ * [[appreciatory]]

+ * [[appreciatingly]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[appraise]]

+ * [[appreciation]]

+ * [[appreciative]]

+ * [[precious]]

+ * [[price]]

+ * [[depreciate]]

+ * [[praise]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}