EVALUATE


Meaning of EVALUATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt, -yü-ˌāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Middle French evaluacion, from esvaluer to evaluate, from e- + value value

Date: 1842

1. : to determine or fix the value of

2. : to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study

Synonyms: see estimate

• eval·u·a·tion -ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən, -yü-ˈā- noun

• eval·u·a·tive -ˈval-yə-ˌwā-tiv, -yü-ˌā- adjective

• eval·u·a·tor -tər noun

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