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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
assess
    v 1: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent,
         or significance of; "I will have the family jewels
         appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when
         taking a risk" [syn: measure, evaluate, valuate,
         assess, appraise, value]
    2: charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax
       or a fine
    3: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
       [syn: tax, assess]
    4: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house
       hasn't been assessed in years"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Assess \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assessed; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Assessing.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.
   assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as
   if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to
   assess, tax. Cf. Assize, v., Cess.]
   1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for
      the purpose of taxation.
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   2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,
      or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to
      impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)
      according to a rate or apportionment.
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   3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,
      community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club
      assessed each member twenty-five cents.
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   4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.
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            This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by
            commissioners in the act.             --Blackstone.
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Thesaurus Results for Assess:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
account, appraise, appreciate, ask, assay, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catalog, categorize, charge, charge for, check a parameter, class, classify, compute, consider, deem, demand, dial, divide, estimate, evaluate, exact, factor, fair-trade, fathom, figure, form an estimate, gauge, give an appreciation, graduate, group, guess, identify, impose, levy, make an estimation, make dutiable, mark, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, pace, plumb, price, prize, pro rata, probe, prorate, put, quantify, quantize, quote a price, rank, rate, reckon, require, set at, sift, size, size up, sort, sort out, sound, span, step, stick for, survey, take a reading, tax, thrash out, tithe, triangulate, valorize, valuate, value, weigh, winnow
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