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e·val·u·ate

(ĭ-văl′yo͞o-āt′)

tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or amount of: evaluate the damage from the flood.

2. To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess: evaluate teacher performance. See Synonyms at estimate.

3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin ē-, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

e·val′u·a′tion n.

e·val′u·a·tive adj.

e·val′u·a·tor n.

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Noun

evaluator - an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

judge

appraiser, valuator - one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things

arbitrator, umpire, arbiter - someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"

authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"

critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

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