appraise
Verb
Meaning
To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
To estimate; to conjecture.
To praise; to commend.
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He appraised the situation carefully before acting
I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
access all the factors when taking a risk
A housing team was created to appraise the architects' housing designs; this process occurred more frequently during the development of the eastern neighbourhood.
In December 2012, Mr. Lhéritier asked Mr. Vrain to appraise a manuscript by a survivor of the Titanic, Helen Churchill Candee.
Group think is a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in cohesive group, when the members' striving for unanimity overrides their motivation to appraise realistically the alternative courses of action.