ascertain

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English acerteynen, from Old French acertener, from a- (“to, towards”) + certener (“make sure of”), from the adjective certain, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”). Compare to Spanish acertar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæsəˈteɪn/ (General American, Canada) enPR: ăs'-ər-tānʹ, IPA(key): /ˌæsɚˈteɪn/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌæsəˈtæɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn Hyphenation: as‧cer‧tain === Verb === ascertain (third-person singular simple present ascertains, present participle ascertaining, simple past and past participle ascertained) (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish. Synonyms: determine, discover, establish, find out, learn, work out, see, discern, assess (transitive, obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform. (intransitive, Yorkshire, dated) To look for something lost. (transitive, archaic) To establish, to prove. (transitive, archaic) To ensure or effect. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === intracase, Cartesian, craniates, arsacetin, carinates, cartesian, sectarian