Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
APPRAISE
survey, appraise
(verb) consider in a comprehensive way; “He appraised the situation carefully before acting”
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
(verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; “I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional”; “access all the factors when taking a risk”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
appraise (third-person singular simple present appraises, present participle appraising, simple past and past participle appraised)
(transitive) To determine the value or worth of something, particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
(transitive) To consider comprehensively.
(transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
(transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
(transitive) To praise; to commend.
Etymology 2
Verb
appraise (third-person singular simple present appraises, present participle appraising, simple past and past participle appraised)
(transitive, proscribed) To apprise, inform.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*praise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] Etym: [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.
2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson.
3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson.
Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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