determine vs assess

determine and assess both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
determine	No	No	Yes	No
assess	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assess is a hyponym of determine; that is, assess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than determine:

Other hyponyms of determine include identify, place, date, value, filiate, format, charge, initialise, initialize, tax, price.

determine (verb)	assess (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
fix conclusively or authoritatively	estimate the value of (property) for taxation
shape or influence; give direction to	set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of	charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
decide upon or fix definitely
settle conclusively; come to terms