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appreciate
A	verb
	1	appreciate, apprize, apprise
			increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚measure; evaluate; valuate; assess; appraise; value ╚rate; value ╚revalue ╚appreciate, apprize, apprise
	2	appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue
			gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"
		Category Tree: change ╚change magnitude ╚increase ╚appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue
	3	appreciate, take account
			be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"
		Category Tree: understand; realize; realise; see ╚appreciate, take account
	4	appreciate
			recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚thank; give thanks ╚acknowledge; recognize; recognise ╚appreciate
	5	prize, value, treasure, appreciate
			hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚think; believe; consider; conceive ╚see; consider; reckon; view; regard ╚prize, value, treasure, appreciate ╚recognize; recognise ╚do justice