Definition for Ascertain:

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; " I want to see whether she speaks French"; " See whether it works"; " find out if he speaks Russian"; " Check whether the train leaves on time"

Synonyms for Ascertain:

• n.

  •
  • gather.
  •ascertain (noun)
  • ensure,
  • see to it,
  • control,
  • insure,
  • find.

• v.

  •ascertain (verb)
  • assure,
  • audit,
  • demonstrate,
  • confirm,
  • verify,
  • substantiate.
  •communication (verb)
  • watch.
  •make sure (verb)
  • make certain,
  • settle,
  • check up on,
  • divine,
  • check out,
  • size,
  • fix,
  • look-see,
  • read,
  • peg,
  • eye,
  • get it down,
  • get the hang of,
  • get down pat,
  • learn the ropes,
  • double-check,
  • dig.

Antonyms for Ascertain:

• v.

  • make sure
    confuse, destroy, unsettle, assist, disprove, neglect, look away, misunderstand, invalidate, ignore, overlook, aid, help, miss.
  • Other antonyms:
    cover, forget, enshroud, mislay, cloak, unlearn, miss, pass over, blanket, curtain, mask, Misset, overlook, veil, hide, lose, blot out, conceal, occult, shroud, screen, ignore, misplace, disregard.

Homophones for Ascertain:

• accretion, au gratin, accreditation, ageratum, accordion, assertion, ageratina.

Hypernym for Ascertain:

• v.

  • cognition
    price.
  • communication
    enumerate, gauge, translate, count, locate, situate, redetermine, sequence, rectify, numerate, test, admeasure, number, refract.

Hyponym for Ascertain:

• v.

  • cognition
    find out, get word, discover, hear, learn, pick up, get wind, get a line, see.