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evaluate

[ih-val-yoo-eyt]

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verb (used with object), e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing.

to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.

to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment.

Mathematics. to determine or calculate the numerical value of (a formula, function, relation, etc.).

Origin of evaluate

First recorded in 1835–45; back formation from evaluation

Related formse·val·u·a·ble

[ih-val-yoo-uh-buhl] /ɪˈvæl yu ə bəl/, adjectivee·val·u·a·tive, adjectivee·val·u·a·tor, nounmis·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), mis·e·val·u·at·ed, mis·e·val·u·at·ing.non·e·val·u·a·tive, adjectivere·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), re·e·val·u·at·ed, re·e·val·u·at·ing.un·e·val·u·at·ed, adjective

Synonyms for evaluate

1, 2. weigh, estimate, gauge, value.

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Related Words for reevaluated

reexamine, amend, rethink, rearrange, rework, revise, reassess, rehash, retrace, review, emend, polish, correct, replan

Examples from the Web for reevaluated

Contemporary Examples of reevaluated

He pulled the plug and reevaluated before trying a "more rigorous" approach for the next round of training programs.
Back to School for the Billionaires
Rita Beamish
May 2, 2011

Historical Examples of reevaluated

In the light of this material, the whole question of racial origins may well have to be reevaluated.
The Issahar Artifacts
Jesse Franklin Bone

British Dictionary definitions for reevaluated

evaluate

verb (tr)

to ascertain or set the amount or value of

to judge or assess the worth of; appraise

maths logic to determine the unique member of the range of a function corresponding to a given member of its domain

Derived Formsevaluation, nounevaluator, noun

Word Origin for evaluate

C19: back formation from evaluation, from French, from evaluer to evaluate; see value

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Word Origin and History for reevaluated

evaluate

v.

1842, from French évaluer or else a back-formation from evaluation. Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated; evaluating.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper