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ascertain

/ˌæsəˈteɪn/

Meanings
  • verb

    establish or make certain the truth or validity of something, especially by obtaining evidence or proof

  • verb

    make definite or clear; determine exactly


Pronunciation
  1. /ˌæsɚˈteɪn/



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Synonyms

determine , discover , establish , find out , learn , work out
Rhymes
Words rhyming with ascertain
arnaise , carens , dare say , fairway , laissez-faire , marais , marquise , pare say , reins , say so , seize , spharee , square , tareaway , wares
Homonyms
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  1. assure (English) : to make certain or provide confidence

  2. assure (French) : to equip, provide with

  3. assure (Danish) : to arrange, make plans


Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. assure, ascouse, asea, ase, asean, aseptic, asexual, asepticism, asexuallity, essen, essenial, essence, essex, ousse, ourse


Variants
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ascertain , ascertainable , ascertained , ascertaining , ascertainment , ascertainments , ascertains
Forms
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ascertained, ascertaining, ascertainable


Etymology
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late Middle English: from Latin ascernare, from ad- ‘to’ + scernare ‘observe, examine’


Trivia
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  1. The word 'ascertain' comes from the Latin word 'ascernare', which means 'to observe, examine, or scrutinize'

  2. The verb 'ascertain' can be used in both the past tense (ascertained) and the present participle (ascertaining)

  3. The noun form of 'ascertain' is 'ascertainment', which refers to the act of establishing the truth or validity of something


Related Concepts
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  1. evidence: Information or proof used to establish a fact or prove the validity of an argument or theory

  2. proof: Evidence or arguments that establish the truth or validity of a statement or theory


Quotes
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  1. We look at digital media—images, audio and video—and we try to "ascertain" whether or not they've been manipulated. We use mathematical and computational techniques to detect alterations in them.

    - Claudia Dreifus,{it}New York Times{/it},2 Oct. 2007
  2. Currently, an official trying to "ascertain" road damage in the aftermath of an earthquake might have to keep one eye on the TV news while listening to both radio traffic reports and the police scanner. Since most of these data are available in digital form, the software could take them all in, process them and present a report outlining the best evacuation routes.

    - Kevin Hogan,{it}Technology Review{/it},April 2002
  3. With an equation linking the money wage to prices, the degree of inflation could be "ascertained".

    - Sidney Weintraub,{it}Modern Economic Thought{/it},(1977) 1993

Culture
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In literature, 'ascertain' has been used to denote the act of obtaining evidence or proof to establish the truth or validity of something. For instance, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Polonius says, 'I'll ascertain thee, ere I part, what's the cause of his uncivil look.' In music, the term 'ascertain' is used in jazz music to denote the act of improvising a melody or rhythm over a chord progression. In art, the term 'ascertain' can refer to the process of identifying and authenticating a work of art.

How to Memorize "ascertain"

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    - Imagine the act of gathering evidence or proof to establish the truth or validity of something

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    - Associate the word 'ascertain' with the idea of obtaining evidence or proof

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