Appreciator

  • 41appreciate — [c]/əˈpriʃieɪt / (say uh preesheeayt), /əˈprisi / (say uh preesee ) verb (appreciated, appreciating) –verb (t) 1. to place a sufficiently high estimate on: *Mr Farquhar did not on 11th August, 1977 appreciate the full enormity of what he was then …

  • 42connoisseur — [n] authority adept, aesthete, aficionado, appreciator, arbiter, bon vivant, buff*, cognoscente, critic, devotee, dilettante, epicure, expert, fan, freak*, gourmet, judge, maven*, nut*, one into*, savant, specialist; concepts 352,376 Ant.… …

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  • 43appreciate — ► VERB 1) recognize the value or significance of. 2) understand (a situation) fully. 3) be grateful for. 4) rise in value or price. DERIVATIVES appreciator noun. ORIGIN Latin appretiare appraise , from pretium …

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  • 44appreciate — [ə prē′shē āt΄] vt. appreciated, appreciating [< LL(Ec) appretiatus, pp. of appretiare, APPRAISE] 1. to think well of; understand and enjoy; esteem 2. to recognize and be grateful for; be thankful for 3. to estimate the quality or worth of,… …

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  • 45appreciate — v. 1 tr. a esteem highly; value. b be grateful for (we appreciate your sympathy). c be sensitive to (appreciate the nuances). 2 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) understand; recognize (I appreciate that I may be wrong). 3 a intr. (of property… …

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  • 46enophile — noun someone who appreciates wine • Syn: ↑oenophile • Hypernyms: ↑appreciator …

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  • 47take account — verb be fully aware of; realize fully (Freq. 2) Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter? • Syn: ↑appreciate • Derivationally related forms: ↑appreciator (for: ↑appreciate) …

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