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"evaluate" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often assess (6 letters).
Definitions
form a critical opinion of
Word origin
Back-formation from evaluation.
Used in a sentence
“It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.”
“Death is a factor that changes all our views as we are forced to evaluate our worth and what ultimately matters in life.”
“Evaluate this integral.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Assess worth”8 letters
02“Judge the value of”8 letters
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