ascertain
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(verb) learn or discover with certainty |
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Related Words: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, price, see |
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(verb) reveal; "a telling sign" |
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Synonyms: demonstrate, evidence, tell |
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Related Words: confirm, reassert |
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(verb) after a calculation, investigation, experiment, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
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Synonyms: determine, find, find out |
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Related Words: admeasure, count, enumerate, locate, number, refract, situate |
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(verb) find out or learn with certainty; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "Watch how he will react" |
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Synonyms: check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch |
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Related Words: test |
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(verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
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Synonyms: assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it |
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Related Words: card, cinch, control, cover, cross-check, double-check, proof, proofread, spot-check, verify |
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