An archaic or dialectal form meaning to appear or become visible (obsolete).
From Old French 'aparir,' related to 'appear,' from Latin 'apparere' meaning 'to become visible,' from 'ad-' + 'parere' (to show).
This archaic verb shows the evolution of pronunciation—'appar' and 'appear' are the same word at different stages, with the final syllable becoming more prominent in modern English.
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