7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
originEtymology tree English value Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English valuate From value + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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