assess
Cross references: 1. estimate as.sess \*-'ses\ \-'ses-*-b*l\ vt [ME assessen, prob. fr. ML assessus, pp. of asside-re, fr.] L, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge - more at ASSIZE 1: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2a: to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate 2b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy 3: to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation 4: to determine the importance, size, or value of - as.sess.able aj