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appreciate (v.)
1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from Late Latin
appretiatus
, past participle of
appretiare
"to set a price to" (see
appraise
). Meaning "to rise in value" (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related:
Appreciated
;
appreciating
.
