Assay
[ah-SEY]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: French, 14th century
1.
Determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore).
2.
Examine (something) in order to assess its nature.
Examples of Assay in a sentence
"Herman assayed the ring to determine if it was white gold."
"Will assayed his friend’s computer to learn how to build his own."
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