assess

/ə-ˈses/

Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from Latin, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge

verb

  1. to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)

  2. to impose (something, such as a tax) according to an established rate

  3. to subject to a tax, charge, or levy

estimate appraise evaluate value rate assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance. estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out. appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment.

verb

  1. to assess (something) again

reassess the damage