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evaluating

[ih-val-yoo-eyt] Origin

e·val·u·ate

[ih-val-yoo-eyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
2.
to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment.
3.
Mathematics. to ascertain the numerical value of (a function, relation, etc.).

Origin:
1835–45; back formation from evaluation

e·val·u·a·ble [ih-val-yoo-uh-buhl] , adjective
e·val·u·a·tive, adjective
e·val·u·a·tor, noun
mis·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
non·e·val·u·a·tive, adjective
EXPAND
re·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
un·e·val·u·at·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE


1, 2. weigh, estimate, gauge, value.

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Word Origin & History

evaluate
1842, a back formation from evaluation. Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated; evaluating.
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