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assess, assesses; assessed, assessing (verbs)
1. To set an estimated value on property, etc. for taxaion; estimate, appraise, value: "The local tax office decided to assess the new houses."
2. To estimate or determine the significance, importance, or value of; to evaluate; levy a charge on, tax: "The club assessed each member $100 to rebuild the clubhouse."
3. To judge, evaluate, appraise, look over: "The general assessed the situation and called for reinforcements."
4. To calculate a value based on various factors: "He said the insurance adjusters already assessed the damage done to his house by the storm."
5. Etymology: "to fix the amount" (of a tax, fine, etc.), from Anglo-French assesser, from Middle Latin assessare "to fix a tax upon", originally from Latin assidere, "to sit beside"; from ad-, "to" + sedere, "to sit".
2. To estimate or determine the significance, importance, or value of; to evaluate; levy a charge on, tax: "The club assessed each member $100 to rebuild the clubhouse."
3. To judge, evaluate, appraise, look over: "The general assessed the situation and called for reinforcements."
4. To calculate a value based on various factors: "He said the insurance adjusters already assessed the damage done to his house by the storm."
5. Etymology: "to fix the amount" (of a tax, fine, etc.), from Anglo-French assesser, from Middle Latin assessare "to fix a tax upon", originally from Latin assidere, "to sit beside"; from ad-, "to" + sedere, "to sit".
There are no continental-scale monitoring programs for assessing wildlife fatalities at wind turbines, so the number of bats killed across the entire United States is difficult to assess.
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assesses
1. To estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
2. To fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.): "The hurricane damage was assessed at billions of dollars."
3. To impose a tax or other charge on.
4. To estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; to evaluate: "He tried to assess the results of their efforts."
5. To examine something in order to judge or evaluate it.
2. To fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.): "The hurricane damage was assessed at billions of dollars."
3. To impose a tax or other charge on.
4. To estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; to evaluate: "He tried to assess the results of their efforts."
5. To examine something in order to judge or evaluate it.
This entry is located in the following unit:
sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess +
(page 1)