[as.sess] vt [ME, prob. fr. ML assessus, pp. of assidere, fr. L, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge--more at assize] (15c) 1: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax)
2. a: to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy
3: to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation
4: to determine the importance, size, or value of
5: to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty syn see estimate -- as.sess.able adj