Evaluate
To determine the value, quality, importance, or credibility of something by careful judgment; to assess.
verbEvaluate
To determine the value, quality, importance, or credibility of something by careful judgment; to assess.
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Imagine This
Imagine a panel of judges weighing each piece of evidence on a scale to decide which proposal should win.
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Sounds Like
ih-VAL-yoo-ate
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Looks Like
value + ate; root val- meaning worth
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Remember This
The root 'val-' means worth; evaluate is closely related to value and to assessment.
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Other Forms
evaluatesverb
evaluatedverb
evaluatingverb
evaluationnoun
evaluativeadjective
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Note
Often used with proposals, data, sources, or outcomes. Don’t confuse with evacuate or with incorrect spellings; also note the related noun 'evaluation'.