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Appraise vs. Apprise
Appraise
/əˈpreɪz/Examples:
The art critic appraised the new sculpture with a keen eye.The counselor appraised the student's performance over the year.She was appraised for her innovative approach to the project.
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Apprise
/əˈpraɪz/Examples:
He will apprise the team of any new updates.The lawyer promised to apprise her of every situation.Please apprise us of your decision at your earliest convenience.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Appraise deals with assessing value or quality, think of praise within it as estimating or setting a price.
- Apprise means to inform or notify, similar to rise in piece of information rising to awareness.
- Remember appraise and value both have a, while apprise and inform have i.
- To keep them straight, focus on prai in appraise, like praising something of worth.
- Apprise someone with information, like rising an alert to their awareness.
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