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as·sess    Audio Help   [uh-ses] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
2.to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.): The hurricane damage was assessed at six million dollars.
3.to impose a tax or other charge on.
4.to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate: to assess one's efforts.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME assessen < ML assessāre to assess a tax, deriv. of L asséssus seated beside (a judge) (ptp. of assidére), equiv. to as- as- + sed- (s. of sedére to sit) + -tus ptp. suffix]

—Related forms
as·sess·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 2. appraise, adjust. 4. appraise.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  assess
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  account, evaluate, rate, weigh
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  estimate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make a judgment as to the worth or value of.
Synonyms:  appraise, assay, calculate, evaluate, gauge, judge, rate, size up, valuate, value
Idioms:  take the measure of
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  impose
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To establish and apply as compulsory.
Synonyms:  exact, levy, put
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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