Appraise vs. Apprise

‘Appraise’ or ‘apprise’?

The verbs appraise and apprise can be easily confused. Appraise means ‘assess (someone or something)’, as in:

E.g. There is a need to appraise current practices.

Appraise is also commonly used in relation to ‘value’, as in:

E.g. He had the stamp collection appraised by an expert.

On the other hand apprise means ‘inform (someone)’ and is often used in the sense of apprising someone of something, as in:

E.g. The police were apprised of the situation.