Definition of EVALUATE

evaluate

Verb

Verb Forms: evaluated, evaluating, evaluates

  • To assess or determine the value or significance of something.
  • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  • form a critical opinion of
    • "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"
  • To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
  • To compute or determine the value of (an expression).
  • To return or have a specific value.

Examples

  • Always EVALUATE your tile rack carefully before making a move in Words With Friends.
  • Evaluate this integral.
  • It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from evaluation.

Synonyms

appraise, assess, judge, measure, pass judgment, valuate, value, weigh

Scrabble Score: 11

evaluate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
evaluate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
evaluate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

evaluate: valid Words With Friends Word