Appraise
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. To estimate; to conjecture. To praise; to commend. To apprise, inform.
Example sentence: It will take a long time for women's effect on politics to register so that we may properly appraise it.
Assess
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To give or charge with (as with penalties in sports).To determine the value of.To impose or subject to (taxation and legal).
Example sentence: The amygdala is like a point guard in the emotional part of your middle brain. When it is overwhelmed, it hijacks you away from being able to access your upper rational brain and think and assess what to do. It essentially disables your ability to think.