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appreciate

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  1. understand            
 
ap.pre.ci.ate \*-'pre--she--.a-t\ \-.a-t-*r\ \-sh*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ vb 
   [LL appretiatus, pp. of appretiare, fr. L ad- + pretium] price - more at 
   PRICE 1a: to evaluate the worth, quality, or significance of  1b: to admire 
   greatly  1c: to judge with heightened perception or understanding : be 
   fully awar e of 1d: to recognize with gratitude  2: to increase the value 
   of  : to increase in number or value SH mean to hold in high estimation. 
   APPRECIATE often connotes sufficient understanding to enjoy or admire a 
   thing's excellence but it may imply merely warm admiration and enjoyment; 
   VALUE implies rating a thing highly for its essential or intrinsic worth; 
   PRIZE implies taking a deep pride in or setting great store by; TREASURE 
   emphasizes jealously guarding or keeping something as being precious and 
   irreplaceable; CHERISH implies a special love and care for something and 
   connotes a deep-seated, long-lasting, often irrational attachment - 
   ap.pre.ci.a.tor n SYN syn APPRECIATE, VALUE, PRIZE, TREASURE, CHERI