appreciate
Cross references:
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