appreciate

appreciate
v
1. value, cherish, treasure, prize; enjoy, relish, savor, Sl. dig; like, love, care for, delight in, rejoice in, Sl. get a kick out of.
2. esteem, admire, honor, adore; respect, revere, reverence, venerate; hold in high regard, estimate justly, rate highly, realize the worth of; think highly of, think well of, think much of; attach or ascribe importance to, make much of, make a fuss over; applaud, acclaim, laud, praise.
3. perceive, note, detect, recognize, discern, feel, acknowledge; understand, comprehend, apprehend, realize, see the import of, fathom; know, have knowledge of or about, Chiefly Scot. ken; sympathize, be sensitive to, feel for; be conscious of, be aware of, be alive to, be cognizant of.
4. be grateful for, be obliged, be thankful, be appreciative, never forget.
5. increase, raise, boost, advance; escalate, multiply; grow, wax, gain, swell, spread, mount, boom.
6. improve, enhance the degree of, make of greater value; intensify, heighten, strengthen, fortify.

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