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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.
  1. to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  2. to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment.
  3. Mathematics. to determine or calculate the numerical value of (a formula, function, relation, etc.).
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Origin of evaluate

First recorded in 1835–45; back formation from evaluation
Related formse·val·u·a·ble [ih-val-yoo-uh-buh l] /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

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1, 2. weigh, estimate, gauge, value.
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  • 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)
  1. to ascertain or set the amount or value of
  2. to judge or assess the worth of; appraise
  3. maths logic to determine the unique member of the range of a function corresponding to a given member of its domain
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Derived Formsevaluation, nounevaluator, noun

Word Origin

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.

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