ascertain
verb
[ ˌasəˈteɪn ]
• find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
• "an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident"
Similar:
find out,
discover,
get/come to know,
work out,
make out,
fathom (out),
become aware of,
learn,
ferret out,
dig out/up,
establish,
fix,
determine,
settle,
decide,
verify,
make certain of,
confirm,
deduce,
divine,
intuit,
diagnose,
discern,
perceive,
see,
realize,
appreciate,
identify,
pin down,
recognize,
register,
understand,
grasp,
take in,
comprehend,
figure out,
get a fix on,
latch on to,
cotton on to,
catch on to,
tumble to,
get,
twig,
suss (out),
savvy,
cognize,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘assure, convince’): from Old French acertener, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.
