evaluate

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evaluate  /ɪ ˈvæl ju ˌeɪt/ ? Meaning of "evaluate"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  2. (v) form a critical opinion of

Synonym(s)

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

Derived Word(s)

evaluative, evaluator, value

Usage(s):

  1. Facing growing criticism over his handling of the scandal, Hastert announced Thursday that he is launching an investigation to evaluate and make improvements to the program.
  2. Once he could characterize plaques and measure their size, he could evaluate how well anticholesterol medications were doing their job.
  3. If we know how to evaluate what makes a good doctor, after all, maybe we can produce better ones.

Quotes

  1. "I'm going to take a little time off and kind of re-evaluate things," said Woods.
    on Apr 11, 2010 By: Tiger Wood Source: Times of India

  2. "As a judge, you are on nobody's team. As a judge you are an independent actor and your job is simply to evaluate the law and evaluate the facts and apply the one to the other as best, as most prudently, as most wisely as you can," Kagan said....
    on Jun 30, 2010 By: Elena Kagan Source: NECN

  3. "I will not play election-year politics with the housing crisis," said McCain, the certain Republican nominee. "I will evaluate everything in terms of whether it might be harmful or helpful to our effort to deal with the crisis we face now."
    on Mar 24, 2008 By: John McCain Source: International Herald Tribune

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