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Definitions for Overassess
[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 Overassess
assessfix, gauge, determine, judge, weigh, estimate, check, appraise, evaluate, levy, impose, guess, set, compute, figure, reckon, valuate, apprise, value, nick
Words nearby Overassess
assessassertiveness training, assertoric, assertory, asses, asses' bridge, assess, assessed value, assessment, assessment arrangements, assessor, asset
Origin of Overassess
assess1400–50; 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 Overassess
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, assessaccess, assess, excess, accessible, assessable
Other words from Overassess
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 Overassess
assessC15: from Old French assesser, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, from sedēre to sit
Synonyms for Overassess
exaggerate, magnify, overestimate, oversell, overvalue, exceed, overpraise, assess too highly, build up, expect too much of, make too much of, overesteem, overprize, overreckon, rate too highly, think too highly of, think too much of