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- pronunciation:
- ih
vael
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eIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
evaluates, evaluating, evaluated |
| definition 1: |
to determine the level, value, or worth of; appraise.
The researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of the drug.The jeweler who evaluated my pearl necklace was not very impressed.- synonyms:
- appraise, assess, valuate, value
- similar words:
- estimate, gauge, grade, judge, measure, price, rank, rate, weigh
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| definition 2: |
to study carefully and judge; assess.
They need time to evaluate the situation before making their decision.Teachers give tests to evaluate how much their students have learned.
- synonyms:
- appraise, assay, assess, gauge, judge, weigh
- similar words:
- adjudge, ascertain, criticize, estimate, study, test
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| related words: |
analyze, balance, consider, contemplate, deliberate, essay, examine, inspect, mark, monitor, proof, review, scope, score, screen, try, understand |
adverb + (v.)evaluate
carefully, constantly, critically, fully, properly, systematically, thoroughly
(v.)evaluate
+ adverb
effectively, negatively, objectively, positively
(v.)evaluate
+ noun
ability,
accuracy,
achievement,
alternative,
basis,
claim,
curriculum,
data,
effect,
effectiveness,
efficacy,
extent,
faculty,
hypothesis,
impact,
instructor,
intervention,
learning,
means,
merit,
methodology,
option,
outcome,
patient,
peer,
performance,
potential,
program,
progress,
quality,
reliability,
risk,
scenario,
significance,
skill,
student,
teaching,
validity
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| derivations: |
evaluative (adj.), evaluation (n.), evaluator (n.) |
The word evaluate
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
val, valu, valid
Latin
root
that means strength; worth
Example words:
bivalent, divalent, equivalent, evaluate, heptavalent, invalidate, invaluable, multivalent, pentavalent, polyvalent, quinquevalent, tetravalent, trivalent, univalent, valid, validate, valor, valorize, valorous, valuable, value
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