'appreciate' definitions:
Definition of 'appreciate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
verb
Be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" [syn: appreciate, take account]
verb
verb
Gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant: depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue]
verb
Increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise] [ant: depreciate]
Synonyms of 'appreciate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorb,
- accord respect to,
- accrue,
- accumulate,
- admire,
- adore,
- advance,
- apotheosize,
- appraise,
- apprehend,
- apprize,
- ascribe importance to,
- assay,
- assess,
- assimilate,
- balloon,
- bask in,
- be acquainted with,
- be appreciative of,
- be apprised of,
- be aware of,
- be cognizant of,
- be conscious of,
- be conversant with,
- be fond of,
- be grateful,
- be indebted,
- be informed,
- be obligated,
- be obliged,
- be partial to,
- be pleased with,
- be thankful,
- be with one,
- bloat,
- boom,
- breed,
- broaden,
- calculate,
- calibrate,
- caliper,
- call,
- catch,
- catch on,
- check a parameter,
- cherish,
- class,
- cognize,
- comprehend,
- compute,
- conceive,
- conceptualize,
- crescendo,
- defer to,
- deify,
- delight,
- delight in,
- derive pleasure from,
- develop,
- devour,
- dial,
- dig,
- digest,
- discern,
- divide,
- eat up,
- enjoy,
- entertain respect for,
- esteem,
- estimate,
- evaluate,
- exalt,
- fathom,
- favor,
- feast on,
- figure,
- follow,
- form an estimate,
- freak out on,
- gain,
- gain strength,
- gauge,
- get,
- get ahead,
- get high on,
- get hold of,
- get the drift,
- get the idea,
- get the picture,
- give an appreciation,
- gloat over,
- go up,
- graduate,
- grasp,
- groove on,
- grow,
- guess,
- have,
- have information about,
- have it taped,
- have knowledge of,
- hero-worship,
- hold in esteem,
- hold in reverence,
- honor,
- idolize,
- increase,
- indulge in,
- intensify,
- ken,
- know,
- learn,
- like,
- look up to,
- love,
- luxuriate in,
- make an estimation,
- make much of,
- make out,
- mark,
- master,
- measure,
- mensurate,
- mete,
- meter,
- mount,
- multiply,
- never forget,
- overflow with gratitude,
- pace,
- perceive,
- plumb,
- possess,
- prehend,
- prize,
- probe,
- proliferate,
- quantify,
- quantize,
- rank,
- rate,
- rate highly,
- read,
- realize,
- reckon,
- recognize,
- regard,
- rejoice in,
- relish,
- respect,
- revel in,
- revere,
- reverence,
- riot in,
- rise,
- run up,
- savor,
- savvy,
- see,
- seize,
- seize the meaning,
- sense,
- set store by,
- shoot up,
- size,
- size up,
- smack the lips,
- snowball,
- sound,
- span,
- spread,
- step,
- strengthen,
- survey,
- swell,
- swim in,
- take,
- take a reading,
- take in,
- take pleasure in,
- taste,
- thank God,
- think highly of,
- think much of,
- think well of,
- treasure,
- triangulate,
- understand,
- valuate,
- value,
- venerate,
- wallow in,
- wax,
- weigh,
- widen,
- worship,
- wot,
- wot of