1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose.
2. To estimate; to conjecture.
3. To praise; to commend.
4. Set a worth on; evaluate.

ETYM See note under Rise.
1. To be fully aware of; realize fully; SYN. take account.
2. To recognize with gratitude; be grateful for.
3. To gain in value, as of a currency; SYN. revalue.
4. To increase the value, as of a currency.

1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote.

To form an opinion about; judge tentatively; form an estimate of, esp. quantities or time; SYN. gauge, approximate, guess, judge.

To predict in advance; SYN. calculate.

1. To guess correctly; solve by guessing; SYN. infer.
2. To out forward, of a guess; SYN. venture, hazard.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling of prize.

ETYM Written also prise.
(Alternate spelling: prise).
To hold dear; SYN. value, treasure, appreciate.

To look at attentively.

1. To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
2. To hold in esteem; to consider valuable.