Evaluate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Evaluate \E*val"u*ate\ ([-e]*v[a^]l"[-u]*[=a]t), v. t. [See
     {Evaluation}.]
     To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  evaluate
       v : place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have
           the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure},
            {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise}, {value}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  69 Moby Thesaurus words for "evaluate":
     appraise, appreciate, approximate, ascertain, assay, assess,
     calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catalog, categorize,
     check a parameter, class, classify, compute, criticize, determine,
     dial, divide, estimate, factor, fair-trade, fathom, figure,
     form an estimate, gauge, give an appreciation, grade, graduate,
     group, guess, identify, judge, make an estimation, mark, measure,
     mensurate, mete, meter, pace, plumb, price, prize, probe, quantify,
     quantize, quote a price, rank, rate, reckon, set at, sift, size,
     size up, sort, sort out, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading,
     thrash out, triangulate, valorize, valuate, value, weigh, winnow
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  EVALUATE
       
           The {COBOL85} {keyword} for a {switch
          statement}.
       
          (1997-06-10)