Assess, judge (8)
I believe the answer is:
evaluate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">assess</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">judge</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(evaluating is a kind of judging)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for evaluate that I've seen before include "Make an assessment of, determine worth" , "Judge the worth of something" , "'Assess, appraise (8)'" , "Make an assessment of, measure" , "Reckon worth of" .)