EVALUATE

evaluate, pass judgment, judge

(verb) form a critical opinion of; “I cannot judge some works of modern art”; “How do you evaluate this grant proposal?”; “We shouldn’t pass judgment on other people”

measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

evaluate (third-person singular simple present evaluates, present participle evaluating, simple past and past participle evaluated)

(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.

(transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

(intransitive, computing, mathematics) To return or have a specific value.

Source: Wiktionary


E*val"u*ate, v. t. Etym: [See Evaluation.]

Definition: To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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