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  • 111estimate — {{11}}estimate (n.) 1560s, valuation, from L. aestimatus, verbal noun from aestimare (see ESTEEM (Cf. esteem)). Earlier in sense power of the mind (mid 15c.). Meaning approximate judgment is from 1580s. As a builder s statement of projected costs …

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  • 112apprise — [ə prʌɪz] verb (usu. apprise someone of) inform; tell. Origin C17: from Fr. appris, apprise, past participle of apprendre learn, teach , from L. apprehendere (see apprehend). Usage On the confusion of apprise with appraise, see appraise …

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  • 113examine — verb 1) they examined the bank records Syn: inspect, scrutinize, investigate, look at, study, scan, sift (through), probe, appraise, analyze, review, survey; informal check out 2) students were examined after a year Syn …

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  • 114review — 1. noun 1) the council undertook a review Syn: analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, investigation, inquiry, probe, inspection, study 2) the rent is due for review Syn: reconsideration …

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  • 115examine — verb 1) they examined the bank records Syn: inspect, scrutinize, investigate, look at, study, appraise, analyse, review, survey; informal check out 2) students were examined after a year Syn: test …

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  • 116review — 1. noun 1) the Council undertook a review Syn: analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, investigation, enquiry, probe, inspection, study 2) the rent is due for review Syn …

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  • 117ценить — ЦЕНИТЬ1, несов. (сов. оценить), что. Определять (определить) цену кому , чему л.; назначить цену [impf. to estimate (at), fix a price (for)]. Эти камешки ничего не стоят, их ценят только как яркие безделушки. Обнаруженный клад надо оценить, для… …

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  • 118apprise — ► VERB ▪ inform; tell. USAGE On the confusion of apprise and appraise, see APPRAISE(Cf. ↑appraiser). ORIGIN French, from apprendre learn, teach , from Latin apprehendere apprehend …

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  • 119appreciate — [17] Like appraise, appreciate originally comes from the notion of setting a price on something. It comes from late Latin appretiāre, a compound verb formed from ad ‘to’ and pretium ‘price’. The neutral sense of ‘estimating worth’ was already… …

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  • 120estimate — [es′tə māt΄; ] for n. [, es′təmit] vt. estimated, estimating [< L aestimatus, pp. of aestimare: see ESTEEM] 1. to form an opinion or judgment about 2. to judge or determine generally but carefully (size, value, cost, requirements, etc.);… …

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