Evaluate

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: e=val=u=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

Evaluate, v. t. [See Evaluation.].

 To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Evaluate, v.tr.
1 assess, appraise.
2 a find or state the number or amount of. b find a numerical expression for.

Derivative

evaluation n. evaluative adj. evaluator n.

Etymology

back-form. f. evaluation f. F {eacute}valuation f. {eacute}valuer (as E-, VALUE)

THESAURUS

Evaluate

appraise, appreciate, approximate, ascertain, assay, assess, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catalog, categorize, check a parameter, class, classify, compute, criticize, determine, dial, divide, estimate, factor, fair-trade, fathom, figure, form an estimate, gauge, give an appreciation, grade, graduate, group, guess, identify, judge, make an estimation, mark, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, pace, plumb, price, prize, probe, quantify, quantize, quote a price, rank, rate, reckon, set at, sift, size, size up, sort, sort out, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading, thrash out, triangulate, valorize, valuate, value, weigh, winnow

ROGET THESAURUS

Evaluate

Value

VB value, esteem, appreciate, appraise, evaluate, assess.

Measurement

VB measure, mete, determine, assay, evaluate, value, assess, rate, appraise, estimate, form an estimate, set a value on, appreciate, standardize, span, pace step, apply the compass, gauge, plumb, probe, sound, fathom, heave the log, heave the lead, survey, weigh, take an average, graduate.