S: (v) praise (express approval of) "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
S: (v) measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of) "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
S: (v) evaluate, pass judgment, judge (form a critical opinion of) "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
S: (v) think, cogitate, cerebrate (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments) "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"