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as·sess

assess

 
 
pronunciation:
ses
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part of speech: verb
inflections: assesses, assessing, assessed
definition 1: to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate.
They assessed the damage to his car.
synonyms:
appraise, evaluate, judge, measure
similar words:
criticize, examine, gauge, investigate, weigh
definition 2: to rate the value of something for taxation; value.
The city assessed their house at eighty thousand dollars.
synonyms:
appraise, estimate, evaluate, value
similar words:
gauge, measure
definition 3: to set or establish the amount of.
The judge assessed a fine of fifty dollars for the parking violation.
similar words:
appraise, charge, evaluate, levy, tax
derivation: assessable (adj.)
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