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evaluate
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.
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, winnowROGET 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.For further exploring for "evaluate" in Webster Dictionary Online