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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.] 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. [1913 Webster] 2. To estimate; to conjecture. [1913 Webster] Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning. [1913 Webster] Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize. [1913 Webster]