assess Copy link Outline I. To determine the value of property, in order to fix the amount of taxes to be imposed upon itII. To valueIII. To ascertain the amount of • assess: I. To determine the value of property, in order to fix the amount of taxes to be imposed upon it: hence, in gen., to tax: censĕo, sūi, sum, 2: I will take care that you are not a.'d in your absence, ne absens censeare curabo, Cic.: Sicily is a.'d every fifth year, quinto quoque anno Sicilia censetur, Cic.: v. to tax, estimate. II. To value: q. v.: aestĭmo. III. To ascertain the amount of: Phr.: it is the duty of a jury to a. damages, judicum est litem aestimare (cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 1).