evaluate

estimate, appraise, evaluate, value, rate, assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance. estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.

• • estimated the crowd at two hundred

appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment.

• • having their house appraised

evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary.

• • evaluate a student's work

value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment.

• • a watercolor valued by the donor at $500

rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values.

• • a highly rated restaurant

assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action.

• • officials are trying to assess the damage