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assess

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  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