appreciatep*pre"ci*ate (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. appreciated; p. pr. & vb. n. appreciating.] [l. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to
value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize,
pretium price. cf. appraise.] 1. to
set a
price or
value on; to
estimate justly; to value. to
appreciate the motives of
their enemies.
3. to
raise the value of; to
increase the market price of; --
opposed to depreciate. [u.s.]
lest a
sudden peace should appreciate the money.
4. to be
sensible of; to distinguish. to
test the power of
bees to
appreciate color.
(
v. t.)
To
set a
price or
value on; to
estimate justly; to value. Â
(
v. t.)
To
raise the value of; to
increase the market price of; --
opposed to depreciate. Â
(
v. t.)
To be
sensible of; to distinguish. Â
(
v. i.)
To
rise in value. [See
note under Rise, v. i.]Â Â
Verb1.
recognize with gratitude; be
grateful for (hypernym) acknowledge, recognize, recognise2. be
fully aware of;
realize fully; "Do
you appreciate the full meaning of
this letter?" (synonym)
take account (hypernym) understand, realize, realise,
see (derivation) appreciator3.
hold dear; "I
prize these old photographs" (synonym) prize, value,
treasure (hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view,
regard (hyponym) do justice4.
gain in value; "The
yen appreciated again!" (synonym) apprize, apprise,
revalue (antonym) depreciate, undervalue, devaluate,
devalue (hypernym)
increase (verb-group) apprize, apprise5.
increase the value of; "The
germans want to
appreciate the deutsche Mark" (synonym) apprize,
apprise (antonym)
depreciate (hypernym)
revalue (verb-group) apprize, apprise, revalue
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Appreciation is a
term used in accounting relating to
the increase in
value of an asset. In
this sense it is
the reverse of depreciation,
which measures the fall in
value of
assets over their normal life-time.
verbto
notice how good something is;
the patients always appreciate a talk with the ward sister 
