What is another word for ascertains?

Pronunciation: [ˌasətˈe͡ɪnz] (IPA)

Ascertains is a verb that means to find out or discover something. There are several synonyms for ascertains that can be used interchangeably. One such synonym is determine, which refers to figuring out the truth or correctness of something. Another synonym for ascertains is establish, which means to set up or prove something to be true or reliable. Verify is another synonym that means to confirm or corroborate. Confirm is yet another synonym which means to prove or make certain. These synonyms for ascertains can be used in different contexts depending on the situation in which they are being used.

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Usage examples for Ascertains

It is not that Lamb would have found it an easy task to compose a long paper in Latin-nobody can, find it easy to do what he has no motive for habitually practising; but a single sentence of Latin wearing the secret countersign of the "sweet Roman hand," ascertains sufficiently that, in reading Latin classics, a man feels and comprehends their peculiar force or beauty.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey
Another thing that the experienced practitioner ascertains is what previous treatment, if any, the animal has had.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Sanitary Science ascertains the causes of disease.
"Political economy"
W. Stanley Jevons

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