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Assessing Assess As*sess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assessed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Assessing.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.
assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as
if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to
assess, tax. Cf. Assize, v., Cess.]
1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for
the purpose of taxation.
2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,
or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to
impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)
according to a rate or apportionment.
3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,
community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club
assessed each member twenty-five cents.
4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.
This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by
commissioners in the act. --Blackstone.
Prepossessing Prepossess Pre`pos*sess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous
possession of. --Dryden.
2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude
other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a
previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to
induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn.
Prepossessing Prepossessing Pre`pos*sess"ing, a.
Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor,
esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. --
Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly, adv.
Prepossessingly Prepossessing Pre`pos*sess"ing, a.
Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor,
esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. --
Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly, adv.
