Definition of evaluate

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e·val·u·ate    (-vly-t) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.
2. To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.
3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin -, ex-; see ex-) + value, value ; see value

OTHER FORMS:
e·valu·ation(Noun), e·valu·a·tive(Adjective), e·valu·a·tor(Noun)