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Definition of ascertain
- v. t. - To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel
certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.
- v. t. - To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from
obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.
- v. t. - To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial,
examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight
of a commodity, or the purity of a metal.
- v. t. - To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel
certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.
- v. t. - To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from
obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.
- v. t. - To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial,
examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight
of a commodity, or the purity of a metal.