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- pronunciation:
ses
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| related words: |
analyze, consider, estimate, fine, impose, monitor, price, scope, set, test, try, value |
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| derivation: |
assessable (adj.) |
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