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Definitions for Assess

[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.
[5] to judge the worth, importance, etc, of; evaluate
[6] (foll by at) to estimate the value of (income, property, etc) for taxation purposes the estate was assessed at three thousand pounds
[7] to determine the amount of (a fine, tax, damages, etc)
[8] to impose a tax, fine, etc, on (a person or property)

Words related to Assess

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Origin of Assess

1400–50; late Middle English assessen < Medieval Latin assessāre to assess a tax, derivative of Latin assēssus seated beside (a judge) (past participle of assidēre ), equivalent to as- as- + sed- (stem of sedēre to sit1) + -tus past participle suffix

Words that may be confused with Assess

access, assess, excess, accessible, assessable

Other words from Assess

as·sess·a·ble , adjective
o·ver·as·sess , verb (used with object)
re·as·sess , verb (used with object)
un·as·sess·a·ble , adjective
un·as·sessed , adjective
well-as·sessed , adjective

Word origin for Assess

C15: from Old French assesser, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, from sedēre to sit

Synonyms for Assess

appraise, check, determine, estimate, fix, gauge, judge, weigh, apprise, assay, compute, figure, guess, nick, peg, rate, reckon, set, size, survey, valuate, value, check out, dig it, size up, take measure