different between adjudge vs assess

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ajugier, from Latin adiudicare. Doublet of adjudicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d??d?/
• Rhymes: -?d?

Verb

adjudge (third-person singular simple present adjudges, present participle adjudging, simple past and past participle adjudged)

1. To declare to be.
2. To deem or determine to be.
3. To award judicially; to assign.
   • 19th c., James Russell Lowell, The Heritage

     What doth the poor man's son inherit?

     Wishes o'erjoyed with humble things,

     A rank adjudged by toil-won merit,

     Content that from employment springs

Related terms

• abjudge
• adjudicate
• judge

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, originally the frequentative of Latin assessus, past participle of assid?re, from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sede? (“sit; settle down”). Cognate with Spanish asentar (“to settle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Verb

assess (third-person singular simple present assesses, present participle assessing, simple past and past participle assessed)

1. (transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate

   He assessed the situation.

2. (transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.

   The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game.

   A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.

3. (transitive) To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.

   Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.

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Anagrams

• Sessas, sasses